What is recorded here

The fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Rinbaun is in County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies pasture on a low rise overlooking bogland to the west and east. A roughly circular raised area measures 18.5 metres north-south and 16.5 metres east-west. A low earthen bank defines the northern arc while a scarp marks the remaining edge.

In pasture, on a low rise overlooking bogland to W and E. A raised roughly circular area (18.5m N-S; 16.5m E-W) defined by a low earthen bank (Wth 2m; int. H 0.35m; ext. H 1.4m) along the N arc and by a scarp (H 1m) elsewhere. A field boundary truncates the W edge of the interior. 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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