Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Cashel South

In pasture, on a gentle S-facing slope. A raised D-shaped area (38.5m N-S; 30.6m E-W) with straight W side, enclosed by two fosses and an intervening earthen bank (Wth 4.8m; int. H c. 1m; ext. H 1.4m). The inner fosse (Wth 4.8m; D 0.7m from interior) is boggy. The outer fosse (Wth 6m; D 0.4m) is evident N-SE and a wide band of rushes may indicate its continuation S-SW. There is a linear right-angled field boundary on the line of the outer fosse on the W and N sides. The interior is bisected by a N-S field boundary flanked by a modern drain. The rath is partially covered with overgrowth. It is indicated on the 1838 OS 6-inch map as an oval embanked area and similarly on the 1941-2 OS 6-inch map but with the W and N sides straightened where they are incorporated into field boundaries. According to local tradition, the rath was used as a burial ground (SL037-093001-). 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