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Fairy fort / ringfort in Doonkelly

Fairy fort / ringfort
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Marked only on the OS 25-inch map of 1870 as a hachured curved line (C c. 30m) N-E-S, and located towards the bottom of the steep S and SE-facing slope of the prominent Doon hill. This is a grass-covered subcircular area (int. dims 44m NW-SE; c. 34m NE-SW) defined by a grass-covered stone spread (Wth 1.9-4m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 0.65m) SW-N-SE, merging into an earthen bank (Wth 3-4m; H 0.25m) at N, and reduced to a slight scarp E-S. The original entrance is not identified. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Leitrim' compiled by Michael J. Moore (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2003). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 23 September 2008

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