What is recorded here

Indicated is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Clooncunny (leyny By.), County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies a SW-facing pasture slope as a raised oval area measuring 50m NE-SW and 45m NW-SE. A flat-topped earthen bank, field boundary and scarp define its edge, while stone revets parts of the inner bank face.

In pasture, on a SW-facing slope. A raised oval area (50m NE-SW; 45m NW-SE) defined by a flat-topped earthen bank (Wth 2.2m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 1.4m) SSW-NNW, by a field boundary NNW-NNE and by a scarp (H 1.4m) NNE-SSW. The scarp is topped by an earthen bank in parts. The inner face of the bank is revetted in places by stone. The interior slopes gently down to SW. 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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