What is recorded here
Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Rinbaun is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Rinbaun, County Sligo, Ireland. The raised circular area measures 32.5 metres north to south and contains a man-made underground passage. A flat-topped earthen bank forms the northeast and southwest edges, while a scarp defines the remaining boundary. The southeast entrance is four metres wide.
In pasture, on a low rise. A raised circular area (32.5m N-S) defined by a flat-topped earthen bank (Wth 2.5m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 0.4m) NE-SW and by a scarp (H 0.8m) elsewhere. The entrance (Wth 4m) is at SE. There is a Man-made underground passage (SL032-119002-) 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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