What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Knockbreenagher is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Knockbreenagher, County Sligo, Ireland. It is one of two conjoined raths occupying the west end of a ridge in rough pasture. A raised circular area measures twenty metres across and is enclosed by an earthen bank. An external fosse marked by dense rushes surrounds the structure, while a possible entrance appears at the southeast.

In rough pasture, on top of the W end of a ridge. One of two conjoined raths (SL027-151001-); a raised circular area (int. diam. 20m) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 3.2m; int. H 0.9m; ext. H 1.6m). An external fosse (Wth 4m) is marked by a dense growth of rushes. A possible entrance (Wth 2m) is at SE. The interior is covered in rushes and the bank is grass-covered. The fosse along the SW arc is shared with the conjoined rath (SL027-151001-). 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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