What is recorded here

The fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Rathgran is in County Sligo, Ireland. The eastern half was quarried, leaving the western half as a raised D-shaped area with a straight eastern edge and an earthen bank. The 1838 map showed a complete circular embankment, while the 1914 map showed only a partial arc.

In undulating pasture, close to the break of an E-facing slope. Indicated on the 1838 OS 6-inch map as an embanked circular area (diam. c. 25m) but on the 1914 OS 6-inch map only as an arc of hachures SE-NW. The E half of the rath has been quarried. The present remains consist of the W half of the rath evident as a raised roughly D-shaped area (dims. c. 15m E-W; straight E side 22m N-S). The straight side is defined by the edge of the quarry face and the remainder by an earthen bank (Wth 3.6m; int. H 0.6m; ext. H 1.5m) S-N. 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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