What is recorded here

Skerry Fairy Fort is a twenty-metre earthen ring in County Donegal, marked by a one-metre bank and a two-metre fosse. It sits in good pasture, commanding the land around it. Modern drains and field boundaries have cut through its ancient shape, yet the circle still holds its ground.

Internal diam. c. 20m. A circular area enclosed by an earthen bank up to 1m in height and a fosse c. 2m wide. Part of the S area has been removed and replaced by a field boundary. The N part of the fosse has been deepened as a drain. A 2m gap in the bank to the NNW is due to modern destruction. A ruined field bank runs W from the perimeter on the NNW side. The site is located in a commanding position in good pasture land. 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

The official description records surviving remains. Its missing or destroyed wording refers only to one part of this place or to a different nearby feature. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.