What is recorded here

The fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Mullaun is in County Sligo, Ireland. The site sits on flat ground at the lower slopes of the Ox Mountains. Maps from 1838 and 1914 show a circular embanked area about thirty metres across. Only the western half survives today as a raised D-shaped bank beside a deep drain, while farm buildings now cover the eastern half.

On flat ground, on the lower slopes of the Ox Mountains. Indicated as an embanked circular area (diam. c. 30m) on the 1838 and 1914 OS 6-inch maps. Only the W half of the enclosure survives, consisting of a raised D-shaped area (dims. 13.5m E-W; straight E side L 22.5m N-S) on the W side of a deep drain, defined by a flat-topped earthen bank (Wth 4m; int. H 0.6m; ext. H 1m) SW-W and by a scarp (H 0.7m) elsewhere. The interior slopes gently down to SSE. The enclosure is partially overgrown with grass, ferns and some coniferous trees. There are no visible remains of the E half of the rath; farm buildings now occupy this area. 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

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.