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Doon — Lackan (dunkellin By.)

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Doon — Lackan (dunkellin By.)
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In level pastureland. This impressive well-preserved subcircular rath (diam. 60m) is defined by three banks of earth and stone and three fosses. There is a causewayed entrance gap (Wth 2.5m) at E, which Westropp (1919, 181-2) suggests is modern. The interior is uneven and the entire monument is planted with trees and partly overgrown. There are two souterrains (GA114-109001- and GA114-109002-) in the interior. (McCaffrey 1952, 285, no. 7) Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 7 September 2016 This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no. 5/1980). The monument was taken into Ownership under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 - National Monument 627.

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