What is recorded here

The fairy fort or stone ringfort in Muckelty is in County Sligo, Ireland. It is a raised oval area in pasture on a low rise, defined by an earthen bank and scarp, with a drystone wall revetting the scarp. An east-west road truncates the north-east edge. The 1838 map shows a circular enclosure about 30 metres across, while the 1914 map shows the north-west and north arcs levelled.

In pasture, on top of a low rise. A raised oval area (c. 46m N-S; 33.6m E-W) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 2.5m; int. H 0.8m; ext. H 1.5m) NE-E, by a scarp (H 1.4m) E-NW and truncated by an E-W road NW-NE. The scarp is revetted by a drystone wall (Wth 0.5m). Indicated on the 1838 OS 6-inch map as a circular enclosure (diam. c. 30m). On the 1914 OS 6-inch map the NW and N arcs are indicated as levelled with a linear field boundary joining the remainder of the cashel to the road at N. 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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