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 ridge and contains a raised circular area twenty-one metres across. Two banks and a narrow trench surround the centre, while trees now grow through the earthworks and interior.

In undulating pasture, on top of a ridge. A raised circular area (int. diam. 21m) enclosed by an inner earthen bank (Wth 2m; int. H 0.8m; ext. H 2m), an outer earth and stone bank (Wth 1.5m; int. H 0.9m; ext. H 0.5m) and an intervening fosse (Wth 3m). There are several breaks in both banks and a possible entrance (Wth 1.5m) in the N arc where the intervening fosse becomes shallow. The banks and fosse are overgrown with trees and several trees grow in the interior. 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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