What is recorded here

The fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Rathglass (tireragh By., Castleconor West Ed) is in County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies level ground within undulating pasture and presents an oval shape measuring thirty metres north-west to south-east and twenty-six metres north-east to south-west. A substantial earthen bank encloses the area, while breaks appear in the inner and outer banks at the east and south-west.

Situated on an area of level ground in undulating pasture. Oval area (30m NW-SE; 26m NE-SW) enclosed by a substantial earthen bank (Wth 5.3-5.7m; int. H 1.5-1.8m; ext. H 1.3-1.6m) outside which at SSE-WNW is an external fosse (Wth 2.4m). At the outer foot of the fosse at SSE-WNW is a second bank (Wth 1.5m; int. H 0.8m; ext. H 0.9m) with an external fosse (Wth 2.5m) and a third bank (Wth 1.8m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 1m). There is a break (Wth 3m) in the inner bank at E. At SW there is a another break (Wth 3.5-4m) in the inner bank and corresponing breaks in the two outer banks. Adjacent to this in the interior is an irregularly-shaped sod-covered mound (9.8m N-S; 8.8m E-W - H 1.8m). Located against the inner face of the bank at NE and S are two hollows (max dim. c. 6-8m; D 0.3-0.5m). The mound and and hollows appear to be the result of relatively modern disturbance. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 19 January 2011

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