What is recorded here
Rathnaree is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Carrownree (corran By.), County Sligo, Ireland. The roughly circular site sits in pasture on a ridge sloping gently east and west. An earthen bank encloses the area, with a possible entrance at the east.
In pasture, on top of a ridge which slopes gently down to E and W. A roughly circular area (int. diam. 25m) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 2.5m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 1.5m). There is a possible entrance (Wth 4m) at E.
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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