What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Rathtermon is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Rathtermon, County Sligo, Ireland. The site occupies undulating pasture on a slight rise and contains a raised circular area thirty-two metres across. A degraded earthen bank one and a half metres wide encloses the space, while an external fosse six metres wide remains evident from north to south before becoming quarried elsewhere. Trees now plant the bank, marking the boundary of this ancient earthwork.

In undulating pasture, on a slight rise. A raised circular area (int. diam. 32m) enclosed by a degraded earthen bank (Wth 1.5m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 1m). An external fosse (Wth 6m; D 0.75m) is evident N-S, elsewhere it has been quarried into. The bank is planted with trees. 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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