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Destroyed Ardfarn Stone Ringfort

Fairy fort / stone ringfort

What is recorded here

Internal diam. c. 20m. There is no trace of the remains of a cashel described by Davies. Only half the circular wall was visible then, rising just above the grass. A 'Cave' reported nearby would appear to have been natural. Modern quarrying has destroyed the site. It was located on top of a prominent rock, precipitous…

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Internal diam. c. 20m. There is no trace of the remains of a cashel described by Davies. Only half the circular wall was visible then, rising just above the grass. A 'Cave' reported nearby would appear to have been natural. Modern quarrying has destroyed the site. It was located on top of a prominent rock, precipitous to the N but sloping gently to the S. Two fields to the SW, there is a bullaun stone. 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 DG109-004

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Andreas F. Borchert, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Donegal Live; individual photographer not named, www.donegallive.ie
  • Eric Jones, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Kenneth Allen, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • N Chadwick, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Kenneth Allen, Wikimedia Commons
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