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Fairy fort / stone ringfort in Derry

Fairy fort / stone ringfort

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Fairy fort / stone ringfort in Derry is a fairy fort or stone ringfort in Derry, County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies a slight rise in gently undulating pasture, forming a raised oval area enclosed by an earth and stone bank, a fosse, and an external bank. Dense overgrowth now obscures most of the structure, while small breaks at the north, southeast, south-southeast and west mark places where animal traffic has worn through the bank.
Situated on a slight rise, on slight E-facing slope, in gently undulating pasture. Raised oval area (dims. c. 36m NE-SW; c. 32m NW-SE) enclosed by a bank of earth and stone (Wth 3.2m; int. H 0.4m) with a fosse (Wth 4m) and an external bank of earth and stone (Wth 2.2m; int. H 0.6m). Original entrance is not recognisable. There are small breaks through the bank at N, SE, SSE and W caused by animal traffic. Dense overgrowth obscures most the rath. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 22 April 2013

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