What is recorded here

The fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Tobertelly is in County Sligo, Ireland. The oval site measures 27.7 metres north-south and 36 metres east-west, bounded by a 4-metre-wide earthen bank that stands 0.7 metres high inside and 1 metre high outside. A 3.6-metre-wide, 0.3-metre-deep ditch remains visible along the northern edge, while the eastern and south-eastern bank arcs appear higher because material was dumped on them. The interior is now cut up where golf course maintenance equipment is stored.

In pasture, on the gentle S-facing slope of a ridge and now within the grounds of a golf club. An oval area (27.7m N-S; 36m E-W) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 4m; int. H 0.7m; ext. H 1m). The bank is highest along the E and SE arcs due to the dumping of material on it. An external fosse (Wth 3.6m; D 0.3m) is evident along the N arc. The interior is cut up due to the storage of golf course maintenance equipment. 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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