Ringfort - rath

The National Monuments Service's description

In pasture, on the S-facing slope of a ridge. An oval area (41m N-S; 32.5m E-W) enclosed by an inner earthen bank, a dry flat-bottomed intervening fosse (Wth 6m) and an outer drystone wall. The inner bank (Wth 4.5m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 1.7m) is revetted in parts along the inner face with large boulders especially on its NE side. The grass-covered foundations of a drystone wall (Wth 2m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 0.2m) are evident around the edge of the fosse. There is an entrance (Wth 2m) at E through both banks, revetted on both sides by stones. The S portion of the interior is raised and the N portion is cut into the upslope to compensate for the hillslope. However, the interior retains a slope down to S. There is a souterrain (SL032-056002-) in the W half of the interior and a possible hut site (SL032-056003-) in the E half.

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