What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Rathbraghan is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Rathbraghan, County Sligo, Ireland. The earthwork sits on a natural hill in gentle undulating pasture and measures 29.6m across. Its northern edge has a bank 1.53m high outside and 0.25m high inside, while a 1.35m scarp marks the southern edge. No ditch or original entrance remains visible.

On a natural hill in gentle undulating pasture. A circular area (diam. 29.6m) is enclosed by a bank (int. H 0.25m; ext. H 1.53m; Wth. 0.53m) to the N and by a scarp (H 1.35m) to the S. There is no trace of a fosse or an original entrance feature. The fort was refortified during the Cromwellian wars and was used again by the Williamite army in 1691 as a base camp for attacking Sligo (Wood-Martin 1892, 134). Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Revised by: Paul Walsh Date of upload: 16 February 2018

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.