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Fory

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
Fory
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On top of a rise in an undulating landscape beside the seashore at Donegal Bay. Grass-covered circular area (int. diam. 38m E-W; 37.5m N-S) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 8m; int. H 1.1m at SSW to 1.8m at N; ext. H 1.35m at SW to 2.45m at NE) which is separated by a fosse (Wth 3.9m at NE to 7m at SW; max. D 0.7m) from intermittent traces of an outer earthen bank (Wth 4m; H 0.4m). The entrance (Wth 3m) is at ESE. Standing stone (LE001-026----) is c. 20m to the W. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Leitrim' compiled by Michael J. Moore (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2003). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. See the attached aerial view from E _1 and S _2 Date of upload: 23 September 2008
A local fairy fort (ringfort/rath); wider significance not recorded.

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