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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Doonmadden

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Doonmadden is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Doonmadden, County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies a low rise on a north-south ridge and contains a circular area measuring twenty-six metres across. A partly levelled bank of earth and stone encloses the space, while a modern field boundary divides the site into two roughly equal portions.
Situated on a low rise on a N-S ridge. Circular area (diam. 26m) enclosed by a partly levelled bank (Wth. 6.5m; int. H 0.9m; ext. H 0.5m) of earth and stone. A break in bank (Wth. c. 3m) at E may represent the original entrance. The site is divided into two roughly equal portions by a modern N-S field boundary. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 19 January 2011

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