Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Union

In marshy ground, c. 50m N of the Arrow or Unshin River. The rath is densely covered with overgrowth making the interior inaccessible. An enclosing bank of earth and stone (Wth 4.75m; int. H 0.95m; ext. H 1.1m) is visible along the S arc. The nature of the enclosing element elsewhere, if any, is unknown. Indicated on the 1838 OS 6-inch map as an embanked circular area (diam. c. 20m) and on the 1913 OS 6-inch map as an arc (C c. 22m) of bank N-S. 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