What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Drummartin is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Drummartin, County Sligo, Ireland. The D-shaped earthwork measures 13.6 metres from northeast to southwest and has a straight northeast side 25.4 metres long. A 0.9-metre scarp defines the curved section while a field boundary marks the straight side. No visible remains extend beyond that boundary on the northeast.

In pasture, on a low rise. A raised D-shaped area (dims 13.6m NE-SW) with a straight NE side (L 25.4m) is defined by a scarp (H 0.9m) SE-WNW and by a field boundary on the straight side. There are no visible remains of the rath on the NE side of the field boundary. 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

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.