What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Rathgran is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Rathgran, County Sligo, Ireland. The oval site measures 18 metres north-south and 23 metres east-west inside a gapped earthen bank. The northern bank reaches two metres in width and internal height because it joined a field boundary, while the eastern bank suffered erosion. A five-metre gap marks a possible entrance at the northwest, and recent digging left a small hollow in the southern interior.

In pasture, on a slight rise. An oval area (int. diam. 18m N-S; 23m E-W) enclosed by a gapped earthen bank. The bank is most substantial along the N arc (Wth 2m; int. H 2m; ext. H 1.5m), where it has been incorporated into a field boundary, and is eroded internally and externally along the E arc. A possible entrance (Wth 5m) is at NW. A small hollow (diam. 0.5m), due to recent digging, was noted in the S half of the interior, just inside the bank. 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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