What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Moylough is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Moylough, County Sligo, Ireland. The raised circular area spans twenty-five metres and stands one point four metres high above flat pasture. A seven metre wide fosse cuts zero point four metres deep along the north west and south east arcs. Blackthorn bushes cover the rath while a field boundary skirts the north east arc.

In flat pasture. A raised circular area (diam. c. 25m) defined by a scarp (H 1.4m). An external fosse (Wth 7m; D 0.4m) is evident along the NW and SE arcs. The rath is overgrown with blackthorn bushes and a field boundary skirts the NE arc. 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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