Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Toberanania

In wet pasture, just off the summit on the N-facing slope of a hill. A circular area (int. diam. 32m) enclosed by a heavily eroded earthen bank (Wth c. 4m; int. H 0.25m; ext. H 1m). An external wet fosse (Wth 2.2m; D 0.5m) is crossed by a linear field drain at S. The entrance (Wth 4m) is at E with a corresponding causeway across the fosse. The NE quadrant of the rath is covered with overgrowth. The interior is level. A NNW-SSE field boundary crosses the E edge of the rath. 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