Rossilly Fairy Fort near the Old Well — Report the wrong picture

What is recorded here

Rossilly Fairy Fort is a 35-metre ring of earth and ditch perched on a drumlin above Donegal Bay. The sea does not drown the fort itself, but it drowns the marsh at its base and cuts the headland off from the mainland. People may have built the bank to keep water and invaders out, or the fairies may have taken the shape already given to them by the hill. Either way, the fort still stands while the land around it disappears and returns with the tide.

Internal diam. c. 35m. A subcircular area enclosed by an earthen bank, a fosse and outer bank. The N side of the site has been modified for use as a field fence giving the site a D shaped plan. The shoulder of the hill has been exploited to add height to the inner bank and depth to the fosse it also gives the appearance of a raised interior. It is situated on a small drumlin forming a headland in Donegal Bay. The drumlin itself is good land but subject to being cut off by the tidal flooding of the marshy ground around its base. The above description was derived from the 'Archaeological Survey of County Donegal. A description of the field antiquities of the County from the Mesolithic Period to the 17th century.' Compiled by: Brian Lacey with Eamon Cody, Claire Cotter, Judy Cuppage, Noel Dunne, Vincent Hurley, Celie O'Rahilly, Paul Walsh and Seán Ó Nualláin (Lifford: Donegal County Council, 1983). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated. Date of upload: 22 September 2008

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