What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Rathbaun is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Rathbaun, County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies an isolated ridge between western bog and the Owenmore River to the east. A circular area twenty-six metres across remains enclosed by a narrow earthen bank, though an east-west field boundary now cuts through its northern edge.

On an isolated ridge, between bog to W and the Owenmore River to E. A circular area (int. diam. 26m) enclosed by the remains of an earthen bank (Wth 1.5m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 1m) NE-NW. An E-W field boundary truncates the N edge. 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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