What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Rathgeean is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Rathgeean, County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies poor pasture at the top of a south-facing slope. The circular area measures about forty-five metres across and dense overgrowth covers most of the site. A fosse remains visible along the north and west arcs.

In poor pasture, at the top of a S-facing slope. A circular area (diam. c. 45m), densely covered with overgrowth, with a fosse visible along the N and W arcs. Access to the interior was not gained due to impenetrable overgrowth. Recorded in 1836 as 'Rageean Fort on which stands a trigonometrical station' (OSNB vol. 2, 29). 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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