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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Emlagh (corran By., Drumrat Ed) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Emlagh (corran By., Drumrat Ed), County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies damp pasture on a drumlin top, showing a slightly raised oval area enclosed by an almost levelled earthen bank. A waterlogged fosse surrounds the bank, while a possible entrance appears at the east. A second fosse is visible as a cropmark in an aerial photograph.

In damp pasture, on the top of a drumlin. A slightly raised oval area (int. diam. 23m N-S; 30.2m E-W) enclosed by an almost levelled earthen bank (Wth 1.3m; int. H 0.1m; ext. H 0.75m) except along the W arc where a scarp (H 0.9m) is evident. An external waterlogged fosse (Wth 4.9m; D 0.5m) is visible all round but shallow along the W arc. A possible entrance (Wth 4m) is at E. The interior is level. A second fosse is visible NNW-E as a cropmark in an aerial photograph (OSAP, 3 0823). Indicated as an embanked circular area (diam. c. 30m) on the 1838 OS 6-inch map and as a circular raised area (diam. c. 30m) on the 1914 OS 6-inch map. 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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