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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Doonally (carbury By., Drumcliff East Ed)

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Doonally (carbury By., Drumcliff East Ed) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Doonally (carbury By., Drumcliff East Ed), County Sligo, Ireland. The slightly raised circular area measures twenty metres across and sits on a moderate southwest-facing slope in gently undulating pasture. A two-metre-eight-wide earth bank and a three-metre-six-wide external fosse enclose the site on all sides with regular profiles. Small livestock tracks between forty and eighty centimetres wide break the bank at the north, east, southeast and southwest, while the original entrance remains unrecognisable.
Situated on a moderate SW-facing slope in gently undulating pasture. Slightly raised circular area (diam. 20m) enclosed by a bank of earth (Wth 2.8m; int. H 0.6m). At the external foot of the bank is a fosse (Wth 3.6m; D 0.6m). The bank and fosse enclose the site on all sides and both have a regular profile. The original entrance is not recognisable. There are small livestock tracks (all 0.4-0.8m in width) through the bank at N, E, SE and SW. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 21 April 2011

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