What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Rue is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Rue, County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies pasture on a low rise and contains a small stone cairn at its centre. The earthen bank follows the northeast and southwest arcs of the oval area, while a wide hollow tracks the western and northwestern boundary. Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman, Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy documented these features in the Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo.

In pasture, on a low rise. A raised oval area (diam. 34m NE-SW; 26m NW-SE) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 6m; int. H 0.8m; ext. H 2m) along the NE and SW arcs. There is a large hollow (Wth 13m; D 1.6m) along the line of the fosse on at W and NW. There is a small cairn of stones in the centre of 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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