What is recorded here

Fairy forts are a trick of the human imagination. They are ringforts, human places, often farmed or lived in before becoming empty. The fairy label comes later, when people stopped knowing the truth and made a story to fill the gap.

Internal diam. c. 20m. A circular space enclosed by a ruined stone wall up to 2.8m in width. There is a 1.6m gap to the NNE but a second 3m gap to the NE is the likely entrance. A slight internal rise on the S side is probably the remains of a trigonometrical station. The site is located on a commanding knoll in rough pasture. 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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