What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Larkhill is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Larkhill, County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies a hillock in undulating pasture and preserves a raised oval area bounded by remnants of a low stony bank. A broad sloping terrace extends outside the bank, while gorse bushes obscure part of the external slope and a field boundary wall crosses the western terrace.

In undulating pasture, on top of a hillock. A raised oval area (20.4m NW-SE; 24m NE-SW) defined by the remnants of a low stony bank (Wth 3.5m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 0.4m) outside of which is a broad sloping terrace (Wth c. 10m) defined by a scarp (H 0.8m). The external slope S-W is obscured by gorse bushes. A NNE-SSW field boundary wall overlies the external terrace along the W and NW arcs. The interior is level with a pile of stones, covered with brambles, against the bank at E. 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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