Rathmore, fairy fort or earthen ringfort in County Sligo

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What is recorded here

In undulating pasture, on top of a ridge. A circular area (int. diam. 30.5m) enclosed by two earthen banks and an intervening fosse. The inner bank (Wth 2.5m; int. H 1.5m; ext. H 4m) is evident all round. The outer bank (Wth 2m; int. H 1.6m; ext. H 1m) is evident only along the W arc. The entrance (Wth 2.5m) is at E with a causeway (max. Wth 11m) across the fosse.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record SL026-044

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