What is recorded here
Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Doonmeegin is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Doonmeegin, County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies pasture near the top of a ridge on a west-facing slope. A heavily eroded earth and stone bank encloses a circular area twenty-one metres across. Coniferous trees grow on the bank while overgrowth covers the interior.
In pasture, near the top of a ridge on a W-facing slope. A circular area (int. diam. 21m) enclosed by a heavily eroded earth and stone bank (Wth 1.4m; H 1.2m). Coniferous trees grow on the bank and the interior is covered with overgrowth.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005).
Date of upload: 18 January 2008
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