What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Dromore (tirerrill By., Kilmactranny Ed) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Dromore (tirerrill By., Kilmactranny Ed), County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies the north end of a ridge in pasture, where field boundaries surround a slightly raised circular area. An earthen bank with gaps and a silted external fosse enclose the uneven interior, while a possible entrance appears in the north arc.

In pasture, on the N end of a ridge and surrounded on all sides by field boundaries. A slightly raised roughly circular area (int. diam. 23m x 21.2m) enclosed by an earthen bank and an external fosse. The bank (Wth 3.5m; int. H 0.85m; ext. H 1.6m) has numerous gaps and the fosse (Wth 3.7m; D 0.6m) has silted up. A possible entrance (Wth 1.4m) is in the N arc. The interior is sloping and uneven. 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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