What is recorded here

Rathmore is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Rathmore, County Sligo, Ireland. The circular area spans thirty point five metres and sits on a ridge above undulating pasture. Two earthen banks surround the centre with a fosse between them. The inner bank remains visible all round while the outer bank appears only along the western arc.

In undulating pasture, on top of a ridge. A circular area (int. diam. 30.5m) enclosed by two earthen banks and an intervening fosse. The inner bank (Wth 2.5m; int. H 1.5m; ext. H 4m) is evident all round. The outer bank (Wth 2m; int. H 1.6m; ext. H 1m) is evident only along the W arc. The entrance (Wth 2.5m) is at E with a causeway (max. Wth 11m) across the fosse. 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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