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Fairy fort or stone ringfort in Doolargy Glebe

Fairy fort / stone ringfort

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Located on the S-facing slope of a drumlin. This is a grass-covered subcircular area (int. dims 26.8m N-S; 24m E-W) defined by an overgrown stone spread (Wth 2m; max. H 1.1m) with a field wall built on top of it. There is a clearance cairn (dims 6m x 3m; H 0.5m) at the centre, but the original entrance is not identified. Moore (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2003).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LE018-013

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Recorded monument

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Photo credits
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Kenraiz, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
  • Willow, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.5
  • Kenneth Allen, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Oliver Dixon, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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