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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Drumaskibbole

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Drumaskibbole is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Drumaskibbole, County Sligo, Ireland. The roughly circular site sits on a ridge above undulating pasture with views toward the Ox Mountains and Knocknarea. A three-metre wide and sixty-centimetre high bank encloses a twenty-two-metre internal area, while an entrance gap appears on the northeast without evidence of a ditch.
Located on top of a ridge in undulating pasture, with views onto the Ox Mountains and Knocknarea. Comprises a roughly circular raised area (int. diam. 22m) enclosed by a bank (Wth 3m, H 0.60m). There is an entrance gap on the NE but no indication of a ditch. Compiled by : Geraldine Stout Date of upload: 23 October 2013

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