What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Carrickrathmullin is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Carrickrathmullin, County Sligo, Ireland. The raised circular area sits on the north-facing slope of a drumlin in rough pasture, overlooking the Dublin-Sligo railway line to the northeast. An earthen bank and external fosse remain on the northern and northwestern arcs, while quarrying removed most of the southern half and part of the east.

In rough pasture, on the N-facing slope of a drumlin, overlooking the Dublin-Sligo railway line to NE. A raised circular area (int. diam. 21.5m N-S; 22.8m E-W) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 3.9m; int. H 0.45m; ext. H 0.85m) on the N and NW arcs, with an external fosse (Wth at top 3m; D 0.3m) evident along the N arc. Most of S half and part of the E of the rath has been quarried away. The interior slopes down to E. The embankment of the railway line lies c. 40m to ENE 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

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