What is recorded here

Indicated is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Cashel North, County Sligo, Ireland. The oval earthwork sits in pasture on a low rise, contains a man-made underground passage in its southern interior, and appears on both the 1838 and 1914 Ordnance Survey maps.

In pasture, on a low rise. An oval area (20.7m N-S; 25m E-W) defined by a scarp (max. H 1.7m). The interior is dug into along the NE arc. There is a Man-made underground passage (SL032-010002-) in the S portion of the interior. The rath is indicated as an embanked oval area (int. diam. c. 25m N-S; c. 35m E-W) on the 1838 OS 6-inch map and as a hachured oval raised area on the 1914 OS 6-inch map. 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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