What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Derrymore Island is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Derrymore Island, County Sligo, Ireland. It stands in pasture near the top of a north-facing slope in Lough Gara, where a raised circular area measures 43m across inside an earthen bank and external fosse. A two-metre entrance opens in the east arc, while collapsed walls of a rectangular two-roomed stone house remain in the centre.

In pasture, near the top of a N-facing slope on Derrymore Island in Lough Gara. A raised circular area (int. diam. 43m) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 2.3m; int. H 0.65m; ext. H 1.2m) with an external fosse (Wth 2.8m; D 0.5m). The entrance (Wth 2m) is in the E arc. Remains of a rectangular stone-built two-roomed house (SL047-010002-) with collapsed walls (T 2.2m; H 0.8m) are in the centre of the interior. A moated site (SL047-090----) lies c. 50m to SW. 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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