Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ardrea

In pasture, on top of a drumlin. A circular area (int. diam. 30m) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 2.5m; int. H 0.8m; ext. H 1.6m). An external fosse (Wth 3m; D 1m), which is evident all round, has been widened along the N arc. There is an entrance (Wth 1.4m) at SE with a causeway (Wth 3m) across the fosse. 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