What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Tormore is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Tormore, County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies level ground at the west end of a slight east-west ridge in upland pasture. A raised circular area 26 metres wide is enclosed partly by an earthen scarp reaching 1.4 metres high and partly by an earthen bank 4.7 metres wide. A ditch 7.1 metres wide and 0.65 metre deep runs outside the bank on the north-west to south-east side, while a 4 metre terrace lies outside the scarp on the south-west to north side.

Prominently situated on level ground at W end of slight E-W orientated ridge in gently undulating upland pasture. Natural ground level slopes down steeply from the site from SW to N. Raised circular area (diam. 26m) enclosed by an earthen scarp (ext. H 1.4m) SE-NNW and an earthen bank (Wth 4.7m; int. H 0.5m) NNW-SE. At the external foot of the bank is a fosse (Wth 7.1m; D 0.65) NNW-SE. At the external base of the scarp is a 4m wide terrace SW-N. Natural ground level slopes down steeply from the site SW-N. The original entrance is via a ramp (Wth 2m) across the scarped edge at SE. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 21 April 2011

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