Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Rathtermon

In undulating pasture, on a slight rise. A raised circular area (int. diam. 32m) enclosed by a degraded earthen bank (Wth 1.5m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 1m). An external fosse (Wth 6m; D 0.75m) is evident N-S, elsewhere it has been quarried into. The bank is planted with trees. 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