Enclosure in Rathosey

In undulating pasture, on a low knoll with limestone outcrop and marshy hollows in the immediate vicinity. A slightly raised subcircular area (14.8m N-S; 12m E-W) defined by the remains of a sod-covered bank (Wth c. 2.5m; int. H 0.1m; ext. H 1.3m). Intermittent facing of large stones is evident on the external face of the bank. There is a gap (Wth 5m) at SSE; a mound (5.5m N-S; 2.4m E-W; H 0.4m) in the interior to NE of the gap may be displaced bank material. A large stone protrudes from the centre of the interior. 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