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Dromore fort

Fairy fort / stone ringfort
Dromore fort
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Dromore fort is a fairy fort or stone ringfort in Treanmore (tirerrill By.), County Sligo, Ireland. The oval enclosure measures 17m by 19.3m inside collapsed sod-covered walls that reach 1.2m externally. A possible 2.1m entrance faces southeast, while a man-made underground passage lies adjacent to the eastern wall. Low field boundaries to the southeast and southwest may belong to the same complex.
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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