What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Drumcolumb is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Drumcolumb, County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies rough pasture on the south-facing slope of a ridge. A slightly raised circular area measures twenty metres north-south and twenty-one metres east-west. An earthen bank and scarp define the structure, while a two-metre external fosse appears along the western arc.

In rough pasture, on the S-facing slope of a ridge. A slightly raised circular area (20m N-S; 21m E-W) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 3m; int. H 1.25m; ext. H 0.2m) W-E and by a scarp (H 1m) E-W. An external fosse (Wth 2m) is evident along the W arc. A recent drain cuts across the line of the fosse at NW. The entrance (Wth 2m) is at W. The S portion is raised slightly to compensate for the hillslope. The interior is bisected by a N-S field boundary. 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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