What is recorded here
Fairy fort / stone ringfort in Doonowney is a fairy fort or stone ringfort in Doonowney, County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies a slight south-facing slope in wet pasture and contains a raised circular area about twenty-two metres across. A narrow bank of rubble limestone encloses the site, reaching one point four metres externally and zero point six metres internally. The original entrance is no longer recognisable, while vegetation densely covers the eastern half of the interior.
Situated on very a slight S-facing slope in wet pasture. Raised circular area (diam. c.22m) enclosed by a narrow bank of rubble limestone (Wth 3.75m; int. H 0.6m; ext. H 1.4m). There is no fosse visible at ground level. The original entrance is not recognisable. The interior is densely overgrown across the E half and lightly overgrown elsewhere.
Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan
Date of upload: 21 April 2011
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