What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Drumraine (tirerrill By.) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Drumraine (tirerrill By.), County Sligo, Ireland. The D-shaped site measures 24m NE-SW and 22m NW-SE on a NW-facing ridge slope. Remains of an earthen bank enclose the SSE-NE side, while a linear field boundary forms the straight SE edge. The northern bank is relatively straight and was once incorporated into the field boundary system.

In pasture, on the NW-facing slope of a ridge with the ground sloping off immediately to N and S. A raised D-shaped area (24m NE-SW; 22m NW-SE), enclosed by the remains of an earthen bank (Wth 2.4m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 1.1m) SSE-NE and by a linear NE-SW field boundary on the straight SE side. The bank at N is relatively straight and was once incorporated into the field boundary system. The interior is level. 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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