What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Lecarrow (corran By., Cloonoghill Ed) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Lecarrow (corran By., Cloonoghill Ed), County Sligo, Ireland. The circular enclosure sits on the north-facing slope of a drumlin in pasture. It has a south entrance with a causeway across the fosse, an inner earthen bank, and an outer earth and stone bank. The interior slopes gently north and contains a possible hut site in the eastern half.

In pasture, on the N-facing slope of a drumlin. A circular area (int. diam. 41m N-S; 45m E-W) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 3.2m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 1.25m) with an intervening fosse (Wth 2.6m) and an outer earth and stone bank (Wth 2.6m; int. H 0.6m; ext. H 0.75m). The entrance (Wth 1.6m) is at S with a causeway (Wth 4m) across the fosse. The interior is slightly concave and slopes down to N. There is a possible hut site (SL039-037002-) in the E half of the interior. 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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