What is recorded here

The fairy fort or stone ringfort in Rathosey is in County Sligo, Ireland. It is a subcircular cashel about twenty-five metres across, defined by a broad heap of loose stones that rise two metres along the northern and eastern arcs. The interior slopes slightly downward and holds small rock outcrops with field clearance cairns. A small stone shed is built into the slope immediately to the southwest.

In pasture, on a level terrace; the ground slopes down abruptly to E and S and rises gradually to N. A subcircular area (diam. c. 25m) defined by a broad heap of loose stones (Wth 2.5-4.4m; int. H 1.2m; ext. H 0.5m) which in a few places have been haphazardly piled to form a wall. The external face is highest (H 2m) along the N and E arcs. The interior slopes slightly down to SE and is strewn with small rock outcrops and field clearance cairns. A small stone shed is built into the slope immediately to SW. Part of a complex of cashels (SL025-015001-; SL025-015002-; SL025-015004-; SL025-015008-; SL025-015012-), enclosures (SL025-015003-; SL025-015011-), a possible enclosure (SL025-015005-), a rath (SL025-015006-) and a hut site (SL025-015010-). 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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