What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Dromin (macturlough) is an oval earthwork on a broad ridge in County Limerick, Ireland, with a scarped edge and external fosse. Its recently built entrance has a causeway across the fosse at ESE, while old field boundaries around it have disappeared. The interior slopes gently east, stays dry, and remains in pasture except where overgrowth covers the south end.

In level pasture, on centre top of broad E-W running ridge. Oval area (34.4m N-S; 39.5m E-W) defined by scarped edge (H 1.1m; Wth 1.2m) with external fosse (D 1.1m; Wth 3.1m). Recently constructed entrance (Wth 4.7m) with causeway across fosse at ESE. Field boundary runs along outer line of fosse WSW->NW; field boundaries which abutted enclosure at NNW, SW and SE and crossed S end of interior have all been removed. Interior slopes gently down to E, is dry and in pasture except S end which is covered by overgrowth. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011 See attached ASI aerial photograph ASIAP – taken on 23/04/2006.

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