What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Drum West is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Drum West, County Sligo, Ireland. The slightly raised D-shaped area measures 26 metres north-south and 25 metres east-west within wet pasture. A narrow earth and stone bank surrounds the interior while a silted fosse marks the external foot. Two straight bank sections meet at a right angle in the southwest, leaving the original entrance unrecognisable.

Situated on a very slight NNE-facing slope, in gently undulating wet pasture. Slightly raised, roughly D-shaped area (dims. 26m N-S; 25m E-W) enclosed by a narrow bank of earth and stone (Wth 2.9m int. H 0.3m). At the external foot of the bank is a fosse (Wth 3.6m). There is slight trace of a possible external bank (Wth 2m) N-SE. The internal bank is gently curving NW-SE, straight SE-SW and SW-NW. The two straight sections of the bank, orientated NNE-WSW and WNW-ESE meet at a right angle at SW. The fosse is almost completely silted up SW-NW. The original entrance is not recognisable. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 21 April 2011

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