What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Coolmurly is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Coolmurly, County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies a raised circular area near the summit of a ridge and remains visible through an earthen bank, external fosse and southeast entrance with a causeway. The south arc preserves the widest and deepest part of the mostly silted-up fosse, while the interior slopes slightly down to the northwest.

Near the summit of a ridge. A raised circular area (int. diam. 24.8m x 23.9m) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 2.45m; int. H 0.75m; ext. H 1.45m) and an external fosse. The fosse is mostly silted-up but is widest and deepest (Wth 4m; D 1.3m) along the S arc. The entrance (Wth 4.6m), with a causeway across the fosse, is at SE. The interior slopes slightly down to NW. 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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