What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Knockacappul (tirerrill By.) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Knockacappul (tirerrill By.), County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies rough pasture near the base of a west-facing slope and the southeast side of a field boundary. A roughly circular area measures 15.9 by 18.8 metres inside an earthen bank that is 2.3 metres wide and stands 0.3 to 0.55 metres high. Overgrowth covers the western arc, a field boundary sits on the northwestern arc, and holly and brambles fill the level interior.

In rough pasture, near the base of a W-facing slope and on the SE side of a field boundary. A roughly circular area (int. diam. 15.9m x 18.8m) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 2.3m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 0.55m), covered with overgrowth along the W arc. A field boundary has been built on top of the bank on the NW arc. The interior is level and overgrown with holly and brambles. 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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