What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ummeryroe is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Ummeryroe, County Sligo, Ireland. The earth and stone bank encloses a raised circular area 25 metres north-south and 27 metres east-west. Large limestone flags revet the external bank face, while stone facing remains visible on the internal side. A 1.5-metre-wide entrance opens at the east, and the north-west quadrant of the interior rises slightly above the rest.

In rough pasture, on a slight rise. A raised circular area (25m N-S; 27m E-W) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (H 0.3m; ext. H 1.4m). The remains of stone facing is evident on the internal side of the bank. The external bank face is revetted with large limestone flags. The entrance (Wth 1.5m) is at E. The NW quadrant of the interior is slightly raised. 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). Attached image: SL034-063----_01 viewed from E Date of upload: 18 January 2008

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