What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Rathgeean is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Rathgeean, County Sligo, Ireland. The circular area is about 20 metres north-south and 23 metres east-west, enclosed by an earth and stone bank that stands 45 centimetres inside and 1 metre outside. The interior slopes steeply south into wet, uneven ground covered with rushes, while trees and bushes overgrow the bank beside wet pasture.

In wet pasture, on a S-facing slope. A circular area (diam. c. 20m N-S; 23m E-W) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (int. H 0.45m; ext. H 1m). The interior slopes down steeply to S and is uneven and wet and covered with rushes. The bank is overgrown with trees and bushes. 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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