Turnageehy Fort

In rough pasture, on the W-facing slope of a ridge. The remains of a circular area (int. diam. 52m N-S; 54m E-W) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 4m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 1.3m) NE-S and by a scarp NNW-NE. An external fosse (Wth 5m; D 1.2m) is evident along the E arc, silted-up along the W arc where it is marked by a thick band of irises. The interior slopes gently down to W. A NE-SW field boundary incorporates the E bank of the rath and joins another field boundary (on a NW-SE axis) to S which cuts across the line of the fosse on the SW edge of the rath. 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

Turnageehy Fort, Cams is a ringfort, likely dating to the early medieval period, characterized by an earthen bank and external fosse. Local folklore, though not detailed in the record, may associate it with fairy legend or ancient habitation, as is common with such sites in Irish tradition.