What is recorded here
Fairy fort / stone ringfort in Drumcormick is a fairy fort or stone ringfort in Drumcormick, County Roscommon, Ireland. It occupies a circular area forty-seven metres north-south and forty-three metres east-west on a southwest-facing slope beside Lough Key. A moss-covered stone spread defines the boundary, with a narrowed one-metre-seven entrance at the east marking the site of the original four-metre opening.
On a SW-facing slope in deciduous woodland on the E shore of Lough Key, c. 20m from the lake. Circular area (int. diam. 47m N-S; 43.3m E-W) defined by a moss-covered stone spread (at E: Wth 5m; int. H 0.9m; ext. H 0.95m; at N: Wth 9m; int. H 1m; ext. H 0.1m) with a narrowed entrance (Wth 1.7m) at E on the site of the original entrance (Wth 4m).
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
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