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Fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Baile Chonaill

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Internal diam. 30m N-S. A raised platform, level on top and about 1m in height. The SE half survives best where a raised perimeter ledge c. 0.5m in internal height is visible. On the NW a lane follows the curve of the site and encroaches on it. A number of buildings, some now ruined, are built against the platform.…

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Internal diam. 30m N-S. A raised platform, level on top and about 1m in height. The SE half survives best where a raised perimeter ledge c. 0.5m in internal height is visible. On the NW a lane follows the curve of the site and encroaches on it. A number of buildings, some now ruined, are built against the platform. Sited on low-lying grazing land. 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).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record DG025-014

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  • Ronnie Nijboer, Wikimedia Commons · CC0
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Rossographer, Wikimedia Commons
  • Golfing in Ireland; photographer not stated, Source publisher
  • Vadim Manuylov, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
  • Maker not stated on source page, oldeuropeanculture.blogspot.com
  • Maker not stated on source page, commons.wikimedia.org
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.dreamstime.com
  • Maker not stated on source page, en.wikipedia.org
  • Donegal Daily; individual photographer not named on the article, www.donegaldaily.com
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