What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Carrowcashel (tirerrill By., Ballynashee Ed) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Carrowcashel (tirerrill By., Ballynashee Ed), County Sligo, Ireland. The structure occupies rough pasture on a ridge edge, forming a circular area enclosed by three eroded earth and stone banks separated by wide fosses. Its outer bank follows the slope, while a southern entrance provides access to the uneven interior.

In rough pasture, on the edge of a ridge. A circular area (int. diam. 25.9m x 26.1m) enclosed by three eroded earth and stone banks with wide intervening fosses. The inner bank (Wth 3.4m; int. H 0.55m) drops 0.9m to the base of the inner fosse (Wth 1m). The middle bank (Wth 2.7m; int. H 0.2m) drops 0.8m to the base of the middle fosse (Wth 2.6m). The outer bank (Wth 2.8m; int. H 1.4m; ext. H 0.7m) follows the edge of the slope. The entrance (Wth 3.1m) is in the S arc. The interior is uneven and sloping. 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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