What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Gortygara is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Gortygara, County Sligo, Ireland. The D-shaped site measures 31m NW-SE and 28m NE-SW, sitting on the ESE end of a ridge 15m E of another rath. A straight earth and stone boundary defines the W side, while a curving 1.2m scarp built against the natural fall of ground closes the N-SW edge. The interior remains generally level with a slight slope down to SE.

In pasture, on top of the ESE end of a ridge and 15m E of another rath (SL044-006001-). A D-shaped area (dims. 31m NW-SE; 28m NE-SW) defined on the straight W side by an earth and stone field boundary (Wth 1.5m; int. H 0.75m; ext. H 0.45m) and N-SW by a curving scarp (H 1.2m) built up to compensate for the natural fall of ground. The scarp has a low internal lip (Wth c.1m) SE-SW and is incorporated into a field boundary. The interior is generally level but with a slight slope down to SE. In the W portion the interior ground level is lower than exterior but elsewhere there is a significant drop to exterior ground 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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