What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Rosmore is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Rosmore, County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies rough pasture on the west end of a ridge and preserves a twenty-five metre circular area enclosed by a five metre earthen bank. A shallow external fosse marked by rushes surrounds the bank, while a man-made underground passage cuts through the north-west quadrant.

In undulating rough pasture, on the W end of a ridge. A slightly raised circular area (diam. 25m) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 5m; int. H 1m; ext. H 1.5m). The inner face of the bank is highest along the E arc, elsewhere it is evident as a slight internal lip. A shallow external fosse (Wth 3m) is marked by a heavy growth of rushes. There is a Man-made underground passage (SL027-127002-) in the NW quadrant. 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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