Former Creatland / Gillystown Fairy Fort — Report the wrong picture

What is recorded here

Gillystown Fairy Fort vanished from the good land above the Foyle Valley, leaving no trace of the ring marked on old maps. It may have been a human home, a boundary marker or a childhood legend, but the earth absorbed the difference. What remains is a missing dot on a page, proving that even solid places can dissolve when nobody walks them anymore.

There is no sign of the single-ringed 'Fort' shown on the 1st and 2nd editions of the OS 6-inch maps. It was situated on good land with wide views over the Foyle Valley. 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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