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Dromore fort

Fairy fort / stone ringfort
Dromore fort
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In rocky pasture, on an E-facing slope. An oval area (int. diam 17m x 19.3m) enclosed by collapsed sod-covered walls (T 5m; int. H 0.6m; ext. H 1.2m). There is a possible entrance (Wth 2.1m) at SE. The sloping interior is filled with loose stones and there is a Man-made underground passage (SL041-015002-) adjacent to the cashel wall at E. Low sod-covered field boundaries to SE and SW may be associated with the cashel. 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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