What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballynacarrow North is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Ballynacarrow North, County Sligo, Ireland. It is the most north-eastern of three conjoined raths arranged in a northeast-southwest row within level pasture near a break of slope. The site appears as a slightly raised D-shaped area twenty-three metres across, bounded by low scars and a straight field boundary that separates it from the neighbouring rath to the southwest.

In level pasture, close to a break of slope. The most north-eastern of three conjoined raths (see SL026-120001- and SL026-120002-) in a NE-SW row. Evident as a slightly raised D-shaped area (diam. 23m) defined NW-N by a low scarp, E-S by a scarp (H 0.5m) with a slight internal lip (Wth 1m) and on the straight SW side by a linear field boundary (Wth 1.5m). This field boundary truncates the rath from S-NW and together with a farm pathway (Wth 3m) separates it from the rath (SL026-120002-) immediately to SW. The interior is 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

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