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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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The fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Doonflin Lower is in County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies a north west to south east ridge above a small stream valley to the north east. A raised circular area about twenty two metres across sits inside a bank and largely infilled external fosse. A second bank lines the outer edge of the fosse at the west, while a man made underground passage cuts through the south half of the internal area.
In rough pasture, situated on a NW-SE ridge, overlooking a small stream valley to NE. Raised circular area (diam. c. 22m) enclosed by a bank (Wth. 3.8m; int. H 1m; ext. H 3.2m, at NW) with largely infilled external fosse (Wth. 4m). At the outer edge of the fosse at W is a second bank (Wth. c. 2.3m; int. H 1.65m; ext. H 0.4m). Original entrance may have been at E. There is a Man-made underground passage (SL012-083002-) in the S half of internal area. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 19 January 2011

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