Why this matters
A local fairy fort (ringfort/rath); wider significance not recorded.
Overview
Ardfarn Earthen Ringfort is recorded as Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Donegal. A circular area enclosed by an earthen bank with an external fosse, only vaguely traceable in places. The site is badly overgrown and cut into by modern fences, some parts of the banks having been removed altogether.
Who made it and when
The saved account records: In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated.
How it was made and used
The saved account records: A circular area enclosed by an earthen bank with an external fosse, only vaguely traceable in places.
What was found
The saved account records: The site is badly overgrown and cut into by modern fences, some parts of the banks having been removed altogether.
What remains
The saved account records: The surrounding land is poor and marshy with the Leitrim mountains rising a short distance to the S.
Why it mattered
Ardfarn Earthen Ringfort matters because the source ties fairy fort / earthen ringfort to this exact landscape and preserves evidence that a bare map name loses. The saved account adds: The above description was derived from the 'Archaeological Survey of County Donegal.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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