Why this matters
A local fairy fort (ringfort/rath); wider significance not recorded.
What is recorded here
On a low rise. An oval area (max. dims. 22m N-S; 28m E-W) raised 0.8-1.2m above the external ground level. This rath was indicated as an embanked circular area on the 1838 OS 6-inch map. There is a disused farmyard to NW.
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
Add the human story, a picture, a first-hand message or a missing place.
Earn 5 points after the picture is checked and accepted.
Add a pictureAdd its storyTalk or ask a questionAdd a new placeThe monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
Conversation about this place
Questions and messages sit beneath the source record. They are checked before appearing.
No questions or messages yet.
Ask a question or join the conversation