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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Doon West

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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No surface trace of this site remains today. However, according to Westropp (1909) 'a small earthwork or house site is marked by a high ring of "flaggers" (yellow iris). It has a shallow fosse 9 feet wide, hardly a foot deep; traces of an outer ring 6 feet to 8 feet thick, and a garth 54 feet across.' The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 219. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 2 August 2013

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