What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Knockbeg East is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Knockbeg East, County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies a flat-topped ridge in undulating rough pasture. A circular area thirty-four metres across sits inside an earth and stone bank. A waterlogged fosse surrounds the bank, while an eastern entrance and western gap provide access.

In undulating rough pasture, on a flat-topped ridge. A circular area (int. diam. 34m) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (Wth 2m; int. H 0.8m; ext. H 1.2m) and an external waterlogged fosse (Wth 5.5m; D 0.6m). The entrance (Wth 1.8m) is at E with a causeway across the fosse and there is also a gap at W. The interior is clear of overgrowth. The perimeter of the rath is densely overgrown with bushes and trees. 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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