Indicated

In pasture, on a narrow level terrace near the foot of a gentle S-facing slope. A roughly circular area (int. diam. 15m N-S; 17.6m E-W) defined by a stone wall (Wth 1.3m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 0.5m), only one course high, SSE-NE and elsewhere by a spread of collapsed stones (Wth 1.5m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 0.3m) with traces of external stone facing. The entrance at NE is indicated on the 1913 OS 6-inch map. A small animal pen (int. dims. 3.6m N-S; 2.8m E-W) with collapsed stone walls (Wth 1.4m; int. H 0.1m; ext. H 0.3m) is in the NW quadrant of the interior, abutting the cashel wall. This has an entrance (Wth 2.3m) at E. Immediately to S of the animal pen is a small field clearance cairn (2.2m x 1.5m; H 0.6m). A low natural terrace extends to E and W of the cashel for 17m and 30m respectively. According to local information, stone facing of these terraces, some of which survives, was carried out during land improvements. 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