What is recorded here

Fairy fort / stone ringfort in Doon is a fairy fort or stone ringfort in Doon, County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies stony pasture on a hillock and contains a raised circular area with a collapsed stone wall along the east and south arcs. A scarp defines the remaining boundary, while the interior rises toward the centre. A possible underground passage appears in the northwest quadrant.

In stony pasture, on top of a hillock. A raised circular area (int. diam. 27.5m N-S; 29.1m E-W) defined by a collapsed stone wall (Wth 2.4m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 1.2m) along the E and S arcs and by a scarp (H 1.2m) elsewhere. Apart from a section at SE, the wall may have been replaced by a field boundary. The interior rises towards the centre. There is a possible Man-made underground passage (SL044-059002-) in the NW quadrant. This cashel and the possible raths (SL044-085----) are probably those referred to as 'several old forts' in 1836 in the townland of Doon (OSNB vol. 1, 422). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008

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