What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Eskragh is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Eskragh, County Sligo, Ireland. The slightly raised oval area sits in pasture on a low rise, enclosed by a flat-topped earthen bank and a flat-bottomed external fosse. A man-made underground passage cuts through the bank at the northwest, while overgrowth covers the edges and two parallel field boundaries extend north from the northeast edge. Another rath lies one hundred metres to the east southeast.

In pasture, on a low rise. A slightly raised oval area (38m N-S; 34m E-W) enclosed by a flat-topped earthen bank (Wth 5.6m; int. H 0.65m; ext. H 1.95m) with a flat-bottomed external fosse (Wth 7.5m; D 0.3m) NE-N. An E-W field boundary crosses the fosse at S. The edges of the rath are covered with overgrowth. There is a Man-made underground passage (SL037-074002-) inside the bank at NW. Two parallel N-S field boundaries extend to N from the NE edge of the rath. Another rath (SL037-075----) lies c. 100m to ESE. 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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