Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Knocknacroy

In pasture, on the N-facing slope of a drumlin. An oval area (int. diam. 26.4m N-S; 20.5m E-W) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 2.9m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 1m), except along the E arc where a scarp (H 1m) exists. The bank is best preserved along the S and W arcs where overgrown with bushes. An external fosse (Wth 6.4m; D 0.4m) is clearly visible along the N arc but is shallow elsewhere. The interior slopes gently down to E. 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