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Fairy fort / stone ringfort in Killycolman

Fairy fort / stone ringfort

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Magic and myth are not the same. Fantasy is a choice. Thinking without evidence is a cage. The chamber is a visible fact. It exists, it can be measured, and it can be tested. That is why it is ahead of every fairy tale.
Internal diam. c. 17m. A subcircular area bounded by a ruined stone wall except on the N where a low earthen scarp limits the site. The single course of stones is grassed over and survives to a height of .4m. A gap c. 1m wide at the SE is probably modern. A low stone wall, partly earth-covered 5m long, 2m wide and 0.3m high survives on the E side of the interior. It is situated on the level top of a small S-facing slope, with land rising gently to the N, in good 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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