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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Drumnagoal

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Drumnagoal is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Drumnagoal, County Sligo, Ireland. The subcircular site measures 27m NE-SW and 25m NW-SE on a level terrace on the NE-facing slope of a low ridge. A low bank of earth and stone encloses part of the area while a scarp defines the rest, with a 2m break at NE that may represent the original entrance. A NNE-SSW field boundary divides the site into unequal portions.
Not marked on any edition of the OS 6-inch map. Identified from an aerial photograph. Situated on a level terrace on the NE-facing slope of a low ridge. Subcircular area (27m NE-SW; 25m NW-SE) enclosed from NW-NNW-N and from NE-E-SE by a low bank of earth and stone (Wth 1.6-2.6m; H 0.6-0.8m). Elsewhere the defining element is a scarp. Break in bank at NE (Wth 2m) may represent original entrance. The site is divided into unequal portions by a NNE-SSW field boundary. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 19 January 2011

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