What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Carrownanty is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Carrownanty, County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies the base of a north-facing drumlin slope above a road and railway line. A 1.6-metre scarp defines a circular interior nearly twenty-four metres across, while an access lane beside a new house marks its western edge.

Near the base of a N-facing slope of a drumlin, overlooking a road to N and a railway line to E. A raised circular area (int. diam. 23.8m N-S; 23m E-W) defined by a scarp (H 1.6m). The interior slopes down to NE. An access lane to a recently constructed house is to W. 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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