What is recorded here
Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Drumcormick is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Drumcormick, County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies pasture on a ridge and contains a raised circular area thirty-four metres wide. An earthen bank surrounds the space, while an external fosse marked by irises crosses a stone-lined entrance at the south west. Another rath lies eighty metres to the south east.
In pasture, on top of a ridge. A raised circular area (int. diam. 34m) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 5.3m; int. H 0.8m; ext. H 1.8m) which is best preserved along the W and E arcs. The external fosse (Wth 3m; D 0.8m) is marked by a dense growth of irises. The interior slopes slightly down to S. A stone-lined entrance (Wth 2m) is at SSW with a corresponding causeway across the fosse. Another rath (SL034-163----) lies c. 80m to SE.
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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