What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Kincuillew is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Kincuillew, County Sligo, Ireland. The oval site sits on a north-facing slope below the Ox Mountains and contains an earthen bank along three sides. A dry ditch marks the northwest edge, while machinery has disturbed the northern interior. A possible barrow lies fifteen metres to the southeast.

In pasture, on the N-facing slope of a rise on the lower southern slopes of the Ox Mountains. An oval area (21.5m N-S; 26m E-W) terraced into the slope, with the S portion up to 0.5m below and the N portion up to 1.3m above the external ground level. The interior is defined by an earthen bank (Wth 4.5m; int. H 0.5-1m) along the E, S and SW arcs. A dry flat-bottomed fosse (Wth 3m; D c. 0.5m) is evident along the NW arc, skirted by a field boundary. The N half of the interior has been churned up by machinery. A possible barrow (SL036-029002-) lies c. 15m to SE. 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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