What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Doonally (tirerrill By.) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Doonally (tirerrill By.), County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies a slight rise in undulating poorly drained pasture where the ground lifts immediately to the north. A circular area twenty-three metres across remains defined by an earthen bank four metres wide and between eighty centimetres and ninety centimetres high in the northeast and southwest. The northeast portion is cut into the hillslope, while two short bank arms protrude into the slightly concave interior.

On a slight rise, in undulating poorly drained pasture; the ground rises slightly immediately to N. A circular area (diam. 23m) defined by remains of an earthen bank (Wth 4m; int. H 0.8m; ext. H 0.9m) N-E and S-W; the bank is levelled elsewhere. The NE portion is cut into the hillslope. At NE two short 'arms' of bank, 3.2m apart, protrude into the interior, possibly the result of some disturbance. The interior is slightly concave. 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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