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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Drumbaun

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In pasture, on a flat terrace above the Owengarve River c. 100m to S. A slightly raised circular area (26.5m N-S; 27.5m E-W) enclosed by an eroded earthen bank (Wth 3.3m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 0.7m). Numerous gaps occur in the bank. An external fosse (Wth 5.3m; D c. 0.3m) is evident WNW-ENE and along the SW arc. The interior is grass-covered. The edge of the rath is overgrown with hawthorn and blackthorn bushes. 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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