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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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The fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Doonally (tirerrill By.) is in County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies a rise in low-lying pasture at the base of a west-facing slope. A roughly circular area measures 25.5 metres north-south and contains a slight scarp plus an earth and stone bank. The west edge is truncated by a north-south field boundary, while a wide gap opens at the southeast.
In low-lying pasture, on a rise at the base of a W-facing slope. A roughly circular area (diam. 25.5m N-S) defined by a slight scarp NW-E and by an earth and stone bank (Wth 4m; int. H 0.6m; ext. H 0.7m) E-SW. The W edge of the rath is truncated by a N-S field boundary and there is a wide gap in the bank at SE. 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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