What is recorded here

Indicated is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Carrowcrory, County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies pasture on a ridge shoulder as an oval area measuring 24m by 19.5m across the interior. An earthen bank 2m wide and 0.5m high on both sides encloses the space, though sections are missing. The northern interior rises to balance the hillslope, while a disused quarry sits to the west.

In pasture, on the shoulder of a ridge. An oval area (int. diam. 24m x 19.5m) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 2m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 0.5m), sections of which have been removed. The N portion of the interior is raised to compensate for the hillslope. There is a disused quarry to W. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008

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