Why this matters
A local fairy fort (ringfort/rath); wider significance not recorded.
Overview
In level pastureland. Roughly circular rath (diam. 61m), in fair condition, defined by a bank overlain from NW through N to NE by a field boundary. Another field boundary cuts through the monument at NW and SE. Field-clearance rubble is piled on the bank at S. There is a Man-made underground passage (GA108-008001-) in the SW quadrant of the interior. (McCaffrey 1952, 177, no. 106) Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 12 October 2016
Who made it and when
The saved record identifies Ballinderreen Fort — Ballinderreen as Fairy fort / earthen ringfort. It does not safely name its makers or a precise construction date. The saved detailed account records: In level pastureland. Roughly circular rath (diam. 61m), in fair condition, defined by a bank overlain from NW through N to NE by a field boundary. Another field boundary cuts through the monument at NW and SE. Field-clearance rubble is piled on the bank at S. There is a Man-made underground passage (GA108-008001-) in the SW quadrant of the interior. (McCaffrey 1952, 177, no. 106) Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 12 October 2016
How it was made and used
Its classification points to ritual, marking, defence or gathering. The saved wording does not establish the full building method, ceremonies or length of use, so those details remain open.
What was found
No safe list of excavated objects, bones, carvings or dates is supplied by the short saved record. Finds are not invented from the place type or local name.
What remains
The public record still maps Ballinderreen Fort — Ballinderreen as Fairy fort / earthen ringfort. The point may mark standing remains, earthworks, a buried site or the centre of a wider area, and this first account keeps that difference visible.
Why it mattered
The place preserves physical evidence or local memory connected with fairy fort / earthen ringfort. Its source and exact position give later research a firm starting point without turning uncertain tradition into fact.
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