Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Achonry

In pasture, just below the crest of a rise on a N-facing slope. An oval area (25m N-S; 30m E-W) terraced into the hillslope with the S half of the interior up to 0.6m below, and the N half up to 0.4m above, the external ground level. A scarp defining the S half of the interior is revetted in parts by large stones. A meandering bank (SL032-148002-), visible as a shadow site in an aerial photograph (IASAP, 3033158-9) in the field to N and E of the rath, is not visible at ground level. 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