What is recorded here
Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Lisbaleely is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Lisbaleely, County Sligo, Ireland. The earthwork sits in pasture about fifteen metres west of the Owenmore River. A shallow scarp and narrow fosse mark its northern edge, while the interior rises gently toward the centre.
In pasture, in a low-lying inter-drumlin area, c. 15m W of the Owenmore River. A raised circular area (int. diam. 46m N-S; 46m E-W) defined by a scarp (H 0.8m) with a fosse (Wth 3.1m; D 0.3m) evident N-NE. The interior rises towards the centre.
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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