What is recorded here
Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Derrynagraug is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Derrynagraug, County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies a rise on an undulating drumlin ridge and forms a roughly circular area measuring 16.3 metres east to west and about 14 metres north to south. A levelled earthen bank encloses the space, appearing as a low rise two metres wide with an internal height of 0.05 metre and an external height of 0.2 metre. The interior slopes gently downward toward the east.
On a rise, on an undulating drumlin ridge. A roughly circular area (16.3m E-W; c. 14m N-S) enclosed by a levelled earthen bank evident as a low rise (Wth 2m; int. H 0.05m; ext. H 0.2m). The interior slopes gently down to E.
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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