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In pasture, near the top of a N-facing slope on Derrymore Island in Lough Gara. A raised circular area (int. diam. 43m) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 2.3m; int. H 0.65m; ext. H 1.2m) with an external fosse (Wth 2.8m; D 0.5m). The entrance (Wth 2m) is in the E arc. Remains of a rectangular stone-built two-roomed house (SL047-010002-) with collapsed walls (T 2.2m; H 0.8m) are in the centre of the interior. A moated site (SL047-090----) lies c. 50m to SW.
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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