What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Creaghadoo is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Creaghadoo, County Sligo, Ireland. The slightly raised oval area measures 27 metres north-south and 25 metres east-west, enclosed by a broad earth bank 4.4 metres wide and 0.5 metres high internally. A 2.7-metre break in the southern bank forms a ramp to the exterior, marking the original entrance, with irregular rubble stone on the ramp and bank terminals suggesting the entrance may have been stone lined. The interior contains the remains of a hut site slightly south of centre and a man-made underground passage slightly north-northwest of centre.

Situated on a slight S-facing slope in gently undulating mountain pasture. Slightly raised oval area (27m N-S; 25m E-W) enclosed by a broad bank of earth (Wth 4.4m; int. H 0.5m). There is no fosse visible at ground level. A modern drain has been cut along the external base of the bank NE-SE. A break (Wth 2.7m) in the bank at S with a ramp to the exterior marks the position of the original entrance. There is some irregular rubble stone on the ramp and at the bank terminals indicating that the entrance may have been stone lined. The remains of a hut site (SL009-008002-) are located slightly to S of centre in the interior and a Man-made underground passage (SL009-008003-) is located slightly to NNW of centre in the interior. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 21 April 2011

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