What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Toberscardan is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Toberscardan, County Sligo, Ireland. The oval site measures 40 metres north-south and 48 metres east-west on the lower southern slope of Muckelty Hill. Its northern edge sits up to 1.2 metres below external ground while the southern edge rises up to 1.8 metres above it, yet the interior still slopes gently southward. Brambles, hawthorn and cattle traffic now mark the terraced pasture.

In pasture, on the lower southern slope of Muckelty Hill. An oval area (40m N-S; 48m E-W) terraced into the hillside with the N portion up to 1.2m below and the S portion raised up to 1.8m above the external ground level. However, the interior retains a gentle slope down to S. The rath is overgrown with brambles and hawthorn and heavily poached by cattle. 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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