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Ballyarr Stone Ringfort

Fairy fort / stone ringfort

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Internal diam. 24m. A circular area formerly enclosed by a stone wall 2m wide comprised of two lines of large stones filled in with smaller stones. The NW half of the wall survives in a collapsed state up to .5m in height. The other half has been removed, but can be traced still. The site is overgrown but is…

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Internal diam. 24m. A circular area formerly enclosed by a stone wall 2m wide comprised of two lines of large stones filled in with smaller stones. The NW half of the wall survives in a collapsed state up to .5m in height. The other half has been removed, but can be traced still. The site is overgrown but is apparently even, sloping gently N to S. It is situated on a spur of rough, wooded land sloping steeply N, E and W and gently to the S. 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 DG045-020

The official description records surviving remains. Its missing or destroyed wording refers only to one part of this place or to a different nearby feature. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

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  • Heikki.vesanto, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Maker not stated on source page, archaeology-world.com
  • Richard Webb, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Maker not stated on source page, en.wikipedia.org
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.alamy.com
  • Maker not stated on source page, tr.pinterest.com
  • Picture: Donegal Day Out
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