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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Doonally (tirerrill By.)

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Straddling the NE-facing slope of a low rise, bordering flat marshy ground to NNW and undulating rising ground E-SW. A slightly raised oval area (27m NE-SW; 18.5m NW-SE) defined by a degraded irregular scarp (H 0.7m) with a slight internal lip SW-NW. A shallow intervening fosse (Wth at base 2m) is evident NE-N, is deepest S-SW and visible as a cropmark NW-N. A low flat-topped outer earth and stone bank (Wth 2m; int. H 0.45m; ext. H 0.3m) is evident NE-W. The entrance is at NE, where the scarp is very low and there is hint of a causeway across the fosse. The interior has an uneven undulating surface. In the SE quadrant there is a very slightly raised U-shaped area (c. 8m E-W; c. 6m N-S) defined N-SE by a slight stony scarp (H 0.3m). An earthwork (SL021-119----) lies c. 50m to WNW. 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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