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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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The fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Doonycoy is in County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies a rise in pasture and forms a circular area about twenty metres across. A four-metre-wide earthen bank encloses the site, reaching 1.1 metres high on the eastern edge. Dense overgrowth now obscures the rath, while a disused quarry pit lies immediately to the north.
Situated on a rise in pasture. Slightly raised circular area (diam. c. 20m) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth c. 4m; int. H 0.4-0.6m; ext. H 1.1m, at E). The interior slopes down from SW to NE. The rath is obscured by dense overgrowth. There is a disused quarry pit immediately to N. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 19 January 2011

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