What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Drumbeg South is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Drumbeg South, County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies rough pasture on a ridge and forms a roughly circular area about nineteen metres across. An earthen bank defines the southern, western and northern arcs, while the eastern arc is levelled and the western and northern arcs are covered with overgrowth. The site is probably one of two forts in the north west of the townland recorded in 1836.

In rough pasture, on a ridge. A roughly circular area (diam. 19.4m x c. 16.3m) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 1.1m; int. H 0.25m; ext. H 0.6m) along the S, W and N arcs. The bank is levelled along the E arc and covered with overgrowth along the W and N arcs. Probably one of the two forts (see SL035-091----) in the NW of the townland recorded in 1836 (OSNB vol. 2, 198). 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

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.