What is recorded here

The fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Doomore (leyny By.) is in County Sligo, Ireland. The oval site measures 26m N-S and 31m E-W, enclosed by a flat-topped gapped bank about 2m wide with an external dry fosse 4.7m wide and 0.4m deep visible to the N-NE. A lane runs immediately south and a field boundary west, while a small section of the eastern bank has been dug into.

In pasture, on the N-facing slope of a rise. A raised oval area (26m N-S; 31m E-W) enclosed by a flat-topped gapped earthen bank (Wth c. 2m; int. H 1m; ext. H 1.6m). An external dry flat-bottomed fosse (Wth 4.7m; D 0.4m) is evident N-NE. The interior is level. There is a lane immediately to S and a field boundary immediately to W. A small section of the bank has been dug into at E. 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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