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Darney Raised Fairy Fort

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
Darney Raised Fairy Fort
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Overall Diam. c. 29m. A low subcircular platform up to .9m above the surrounding land. The remains of an earthen perimeter bank survive on the SW up to .3m in height. A silted-up fosse up to 1.6m wide surrounds the site. The interior is flat and marshy. The site is located on a prominent height in generally good pasture land. 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). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated. Date of upload: 22 September 2008
A local fairy fort (ringfort/rath); wider significance not recorded.

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