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 occupies a south-facing pasture slope above Lough Gara and consists of a twenty-metre circular area enclosed by two banks separated by a six-metre waterlogged fosse. The inner bank is degraded earthen material while the outer bank combines earth and stone. The site overlooks a complex of eight possible crannogs and one confirmed crannog located to the southeast.

In pasture, on a S-facing slope on Derrymore Island in Lough Gara. A raised circular area (int. diam. 20m) enclosed by two banks and an intervening waterlogged fosse (Wth 6m) which is best evident along the W arc. The inner bank is earthen but degraded (Wth 2m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 1m) while the outer bank is of earth and stone (Wth 2.5m; int. H 1.55m; ext. H 1.3m). This rath overlooks a complex of eight possible crannogs (SL047-012002-; SL047-012003; SL047-012004-; SL047-012005-; SL047-012006-; SL047-012007-; SL047-012008-; SL047-012009) and one crannog (SL047-012001-), all to SE. 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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