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Drummin fort
Native name
Irish: Ráth na Dromainne
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Type ringfort with ogham stones
Location Drummin, Bellanagare,
County Roscommon, Ireland
Area 0.52 ha (1.3 acres)
Elevation 86 m (282 ft)
Built 1st–9th century AD
Official name: Drummin Ringfort & Ogham Stones
Reference no. 650

Drummin fort is a ringfort and National Monument located in County Roscommon, Ireland.

Location

Drummin ringfort is located 900 m (½ mile) east-southeast of Bellanagare.

History and description

Drummin Rath contains a pair of Ogham stones close to the southern part.

Ogham stones

Drummin I (CIIC 11) reads CUNOVATO on a Sandstone pillar 1.05 m (3 ft 5 in) high. This suggests *Kunowatīs, "dog prophet," and a 5th-century date.

Drummin II reads RAVASA KOI MAQQI D/T ... L ("Here is Ravasa, son of ...") and SENN on a sandstone pillar 1.9 m (6 ft 3 in) high.

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