What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Rathbaun South is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Rathbaun South, County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies a southwest-facing slope near the top of a drumlin and contains a raised circular area 25.2 metres north-south and 23.6 metres east-west. Two earthen banks surround a wide ditch, while a stone-faced entrance and causeway cut through the southern side. The interior slopes downward toward the southwest.

On a SW-facing slope, close to the top of a drumlin. A raised circular area (int. diam. 25.2m N-S; 23.6m E-W) defined by an inner earthen bank (Wth 2.6m; int. H 0.8m; ext. H 2.4m), an intervening fosse (Wth 6.3m) and an outer earthen bank (Wth 3.7m; int. H 1.8m; ext. H 0.9m). There is a stone-faced entrance (Wth 7.6m and 3.7m respectively) through the inner and outer banks at S, with a causeway (Wth 9.6m) across the fosse. The interior is concave and slopes down to SW. 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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