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Lehardan Stone Ringfort

Fairy fort / stone ringfort

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Internal diam. 20m-30m. A roughly circular area enclosed by a stone wall. Basal layers of the wall survive in a few places, and it measured 2.15m wide at one point on the N side. Over the remainder the wall is traceable as a low grassed-over, stony bank. The interior slopes down from N to S in line with the natural…

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Internal diam. 20m-30m. A roughly circular area enclosed by a stone wall. Basal layers of the wall survive in a few places, and it measured 2.15m wide at one point on the N side. Over the remainder the wall is traceable as a low grassed-over, stony bank. The interior slopes down from N to S in line with the natural slope. It is sited on a flattish terrace on the S slope of the steep-sided Lehardan Hill in an area of rock outcrop and rough grazing. 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 DG028-009

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  • Kenneth Allen, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Willie Duffin, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Golfing in Ireland; photographer not stated, Source publisher
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Dr Neil Clifton, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Somerville, Boyle T. (Henry Boyle Townshend), 1863-1936, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
  • No machine-readable author provided. Paddyhickey~commonswiki assumed (based on copyright claims)., Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
  • Richard Webb, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Rossographer, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Oliver Dixon, Wikimedia Commons
  • Ronnie Nijboer, Wikimedia Commons · CC0
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