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Annagry Stone Ringfort

Fairy fort / stone ringfort

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Internal diam. 17m. A circular area enclosed by a ruined stone wall c. 3.65m in width and 0.6m in height. The interior is level. A number of field boundaries cross the site. It is reputed that there is a Man-made underground passage in the cashel. It is situated on high ground overlooking Annagary village and strand…

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Internal diam. 17m. A circular area enclosed by a ruined stone wall c. 3.65m in width and 0.6m in height. The interior is level. A number of field boundaries cross the site. It is reputed that there is a Man-made underground passage in the cashel. It is situated on high ground overlooking Annagary village and strand to the N in rough grazing, wet and rocky. The above description was derived from the 'Archaeological Survey of County Donegal. A description of the field antiquities of the County from the Mesolithic Period to the 17th century.' Compiled by: Brian Lacey with Eamon Cody, Claire Cotter, Judy Cuppage, Noel Dunne, Vincent Hurley, Celie O'Rahilly, Paul Walsh and Seán Ó Nualláin (Lifford: Donegal County Council, 1983).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record DG041-007

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