What is recorded here

Indicated is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Ardcumber, County Sligo, Ireland. The circular area measures twenty-eight metres across and contains scattered boulders within a slightly concave interior. An earthen bank surrounds the space, while a shallow external fosse follows the southern arc. Two other raths appear nearby to the west in the undulating pasture.

In undulating pasture, on top of a low ridge. A circular area (diam. 28m) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 3.5m; int. H 1m; ext. H 1.2m) with a shallow external fosse (Wth c. 3m) along the S arc. The narrow external fosse along the E arc may be of recent construction. The interior is slightly concave with some large boulders scattered across the surface. There are two other raths (SL027-105----; SL027-106----) c. 110m and c. 50m to W respectively. 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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