
What is recorded here
The fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Oghambaun is in County Sligo, Ireland. The 1838 OS 6-inch map shows an embanked circular area about 35 metres across on a south-facing slope. An early 20th-century farmhouse and yard now cover the site, hiding the possible rath from ground-level view.
On a S-facing slope to S of a road. Indicated on the 1838 OS 6-inch map as an embanked circular area (diam. c. 35m). This possible rath is not visible at ground level. An early 20th-century farmhouse and yard have been built on the site.
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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