What is recorded here
Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Rinbaun is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Rinbaun, County Sligo, Ireland. The possible rath sits in flat pasture on a slight rise but does not show at ground level. An aerial photograph reveals a circular area about thirty metres wide, defined by a bank and external fosse.
In flat pasture, on a slight rise. This possible rath is not visible at ground level. It is visible in an aerial photograph (IASAP, 3033069-70) as a circular area (diam. c. 30m) defined by a bank and external 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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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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