Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Carrickbanagher

In pasture, on the NW end of a ridge with excellent views. A roughly circular area (int. diam. 19m) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 4m; int. H 1.2m; ext. H 1.4m) E-N. The bank is levelled N-E, as indicated on the 1913 OS 6-inch map, and, where it survives, is generally eroded by cattle. 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