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Ballygawley Stone Ringfort

Fairy fort / stone ringfort

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External Diam. c. 28m. A subcircular area enclosed by a stone wall. The external line is fairly well preserved but the interior is much collapsed and disturbed. The wall seems to have been formed of external boulders and internal rubble. There is a gap to the W which, however, crosses over the boulder line and may be…

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External Diam. c. 28m. A subcircular area enclosed by a stone wall. The external line is fairly well preserved but the interior is much collapsed and disturbed. The wall seems to have been formed of external boulders and internal rubble. There is a gap to the W which, however, crosses over the boulder line and may be modern. It is situated below the crest of a hill in good land which slopes steeply to the River Swilly. 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 DG052-028

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