What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ranaghan Beg is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Ranaghan Beg, County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies a rise in undulating pasture and consists of a circular area enclosed by an earthen bank and an external fosse. The eastern entrance uses a causeway across the fosse, while the northwestern fosse has been quarried into a hollow now used as a dump. The interior remains clear of overgrowth although trees have taken root in the bank.

On a rise, in undulating pasture. A circular area (int. diam. 25.5m) enclosed by an earthen bank and an external fosse. The bank (Wth 3m; int. H 1.3m; ext. H 2.4m) is best preserved along the W arc. The entrance (Wth 1.5m) is at E with a causeway across the fosse. The fosse (Wth 3.6m; D 0.5m) has been quarried into at NW and the resulting hollow used as a dump. The interior is clear of overgrowth and the bank 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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