Moated site in Derrymore Island, County Sligo

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On the S side of Derrymore Island in Lough Gara. In pasture, at the break of slope of a wooded scarp bordering the lakeshore. A rectangular area (27m N-S; 43.5m E-W), with rounded NE and NW corners, defined on the W, N and E sides by an earthen bank (Wth 2.4m; int. H 0.35m; ext. H 0.4m). The S side is defined by a scarp (H c. 1.3m) which merges with the steep natural slope (H c. 3.5m) down to the lakeshore. Midway along the bank on the N side is a small rectangular outward projection (c. 2m N-S; 7.5m E-W). There are breaks in the bank at W (Wth 5.7m), N (Wth 3.7m) and NE (Wth 3m). Outside the bank at the N end of the E side is a shallow wet depression (Wth c. 2m) marked by a growth of rushes. The interior slopes down gently from the centre to S and is crossed, off-centre to E, by a N-S field boundary. Hawthorn, blackthorn and hazel bushes cover the perimeter, much of the E third of the interior and the slope to S. A circular enclosure (SL047-010001-) is c. 50m to NE.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record SL047-090

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