Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Drumcondra

On the N-facing slope of a low ridge, in undulating pasture. An oval area (int. diam. 14.5m N-S; 18.5m E-W) enclosed by an eroded earthen bank (Wth 2m; int. H 0.6m; ext. H 0.7m), best preserved along the W arc. The entrance (Wth 2m) is at W. An E-W field boundary crosses the S half of the interior. 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