What is recorded here

Indicated is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Ardcumber, County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies rough pasture on a ridge and contains a 24-metre circular area enclosed by a low earthen bank. A shallow external fosse remains visible along the western arc, where the bank reaches its greatest height and exposes stone facing.

In rough pasture, on top of a ridge. A circular area (diam. 24m) enclosed by a low earthen bank (Wth 3m; max. int. H 0.8m; ext. H 0.9m) with a shallow external fosse (Wth 3.5m; D 0.4m) evident along the W arc. The bank is highest along the W arc with remains of stone facing visible. The bank elsewhere is low. A N-S field boundary overlies the fosse area 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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