What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Knockoconor is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Knockoconor, County Sligo, Ireland. The raised circular area sits in pasture on a west-facing slope, with a bank along the eastern arc and a scarp elsewhere. A shallow external fosse runs along that same eastern edge, while trees mark the perimeter around the uneven interior.

In pasture, on a W-facing slope. A raised circular area (int. diam. 25.5m x 24.7m) defined by a bank (Wth 1.25m; int. H 0.6m; ext. H 1m) along the E arc and by a scarp elsewhere. A stretch of external fosse (Wth 2.4m; D 0.4m) is evident along the E arc. The interior is uneven. The perimeter is planted with 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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