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Fairy fort / stone ringfort in Creevy

Fairy fort / stone ringfort

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Fairy forts are not for entry. They belong to the hidden life beneath ordinary land. This is a small circular enclosure in Donegal, marked by a low stone bank and a divided field. The name is a warning, not an invitation.
Internal diam. (59 ft.). A small circular enclosure defined by a diverted field bank and a low bank of small stones. It is very disturbed and divided by a modern field fence. Davies noted a small gulley on the W side which he suggested to be a collapsed Man-made underground passage. Situated on a gently sloping ridge of fair pasture land. 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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