Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Ringfort - rath
Drum West, County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Drum West
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- Coordinates
- 54.31722, -8.46061
- SMR number
- SL008-093----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1869 "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Situated on a very slight NNE-facing slope, in gently undulating wet pasture. Slightly raised, roughly D-shaped area (dims. 26m N-S; 25m E-W) enclosed by a narrow bank of earth and stone (Wth 2.9m int. H 0.3m). At the external foot of the bank is a fosse (Wth 3.6m). There is slight trace of a possible external bank (Wth 2m) N-SE. The internal bank is gently curving NW-SE, straight SE-SW and SW-NW. The two straight sections of the bank, orientated NNE-WSW and WNW-ESE meet at a right angle at SW. The fosse is almost completely silted up SW-NW. The original entrance is not recognisable.
Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan
Date of upload: 21 April 2011
Nearby in the register
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- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.