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Fairy fort / stone ringfort in An Chluain Chlaíoch

Fairy fort / stone ringfort
Fairy fort / stone ringfort in An Chluain Chlaíoch
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Yes. An Chluain Chlaíoch contains a thirty-seven-metre stone ring with a northern gap, likely an entrance, set in good pasture beneath excellent views. People may have lived there, feared there or simply seen the shape as fitting the hill. The stones remain clear enough to judge that much without inventing the rest.
Internal diam. 37m. A circular area enclosed by a largely surviving stone wall. Possibly original built sections occur along the N and E sector and on the W side of the 3m wide gap to the N which is probably the entrance. The interior is almost level except for three low rock outcrops. It is situated in good pasture with excellent views. 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

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