What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Toorlestraun is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Toorlestraun, County Sligo, Ireland. The raised oval area measures 25.2 metres north-south and 27.8 metres east-west on a south-facing pasture slope. A 1.25-metre scarp forms the northwest, northeast, east and southwest edges, while a 4-metre-wide earthen bank with 0.7-metre internal and 1.8-metre external heights closes the remaining sections. Cattle erosion and a field boundary now damage the west edge, though cultivation ridges still mark the interior.

In pasture, on a S-facing slope. A raised oval area (diam. 25.2m N-S; present E-W 27.8m) defined by a scarp (H 1.25m) NW-NE and E-SSW and by an earthen bank (Wth 4m; int. H 0.7m; ext. H 1.8m) NE-E and SSW-SW. A N-S field boundary and drain truncate the W edge of the rath. The interior slopes down to E and the remains of cultivation ridges are evident. The rath is being eroded 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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