What is recorded here
The fairy fort or stone ringfort in Rinbaun is in County Sligo, Ireland. It is a raised circular area 26.5m north to south on a south-facing ridge slope. A collapsed drystone wall 5m wide encloses the site, standing 0.5m high inside and 1.6m high outside. The interior slopes gently south, and a possible hut site occupies the southeast quadrant.
In pasture, on the S-facing slope of a ridge. A raised circular area (26.5m N-S) enclosed by a collapsed drystone wall (Wth 5m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 1.6m). The interior slopes down gently to S. There is a possible hut site (SL032-122002-) in the SE quadrant.
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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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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