What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ardcumber is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Ardcumber, County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies a slight rise at the base of a ridge within pasture. A low earthen bank forms three arcs while a scarp completes the circle. The southeast interior rises slightly to balance the sloping ground.

In pasture, on a slight rise at the base of a ridge. A circular area (22m N-S; 22m E-W) defined by a low earthen bank (Wth 4m; int. H 0.7m; ext. H 0.6m) along the SW, NW and NE arcs and by a scarp (H 1.4m) along the SE arc. The SE portion of the interior is raised to compensate for the hillslope. 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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