What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ardlona is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Ardlona, County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies undulating pasture on a ridge overlooking Lough Gara to the northwest. A raised circular area with a twenty-three and a half metre internal diameter survives, though an east-west field boundary truncates it. Traces of an earthen bank remain at the east, while an aerial photograph reveals a possible bank arc on the south side of the field fence.

In undulating pasture, on top of a ridge overlooking Lough Gara to the NW. The remains of a raised circular area (int. diam. 23.5m), truncated by an E-W field boundary, is best evident on the S side of this boundary. There are traces of an earthen bank (Wth 1.5m; int. H 0.75m; ext. H 1m) at E. An arc of a possible bank, which is evident E-W on the S side of the field fence, is visible in an aerial photograph (ACAP V227/36-7). 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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