What is recorded here

The fairy fort or stone ringfort in Rathosey is in County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies a level area in rock strewn pasture on the southern slopes of the Ox Mountains. A collapsed stone wall and field boundary define an eighteen metre circular space that contains a low crossing boundary and a raised semicircular area. The site belongs to a wider complex of cashels, enclosures and a hut recorded in the county inventory.

In a level area in rock strewn pasture, on the S slopes of the Ox Mountains. A slightly raised circular area (diam. 18m) defined by the remains of a collapsed stone wall (Wth 2.7m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 0.7m) NW-S and by a field boundary wall elsewhere. The field boundary wall continues NW-N c. 2m inside the line of the original enclosing element. The interior is level and raised on the N and E sides to compensate for the hillslope. Remains of a low sod-covered field boundary (Wth 1.2m) cross the interior on a NNE-SSW axis. There is a slightly raised semicircular area (3m N-S; 6m E-W; H 0.3m) at SSW adjacent to the inner face of the enclosing field boundary. A post and wire fence crosses the interior on a N-S axis off centre to E. Part of a complex of cashels (SL025-015001-; SL025-015002-; SL025-015007-; SL025-015008-; SL025-015012-), enclosures (SL025-015003-; SL025-015011-), a possible enclosure (SL025-015005-), a rath (SL025-015006-) and a hut site (SL025-015010-). 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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