Archaeology and monuments in County Offaly, A to Z

Showing 361–420 of 720 well-recorded places (8.3% of this list). Open a place for its recorded details, map and nearby places; use the page links to browse the rest.

• Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Lismoney Fairy fort / earthen ringfort Explorer Tom Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Lismoney is a D-shaped ditch that refuses to admit it's half-finished. The bishop…
• Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Longford Fairy fort / earthen ringfort Explorer Tom Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Longford would cope well on a reality show by hiding in the overgrowth. It’s too bushy…
• Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Lowerton Beg Fairy fort / earthen ringfort Explorer Tom Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Lowerton Beg is sick of people asking if fairies actually lived inside or just used it…
• Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Magherabane Fairy fort / earthen ringfort Explorer Tom Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Magherabane is where a priest lost a bet and now he owes the whole parish a pint. He…
• Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Millbrook Fairy fort / earthen ringfort Explorer Tom Earthen ringfort in Millbrook would tell its younger self to stop trying so hard to look like a proper fort. It’s just…
• Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Monasteroris Fairy fort / earthen ringfort Explorer Tom Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Monasteroris has been slowly eaten by a workshop extension, which the local sheep seem…
• Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Moneenagunnell Fairy fort / earthen ringfort Explorer Tom Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Moneenagunnell has a secret it tells after three pints, usually involving a missing…
• Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Moneygall Fairy fort / earthen ringfort Explorer Tom Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Moneygall handles nosey neighbours by simply not being there when they arrive. It’s a…
• Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Moyally Fairy fort / earthen ringfort Explorer Tom Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Moyally is getting winded by the breeze, which keeps picking on its battered walls. It…
• Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Muiniagh Fairy fort / earthen ringfort Explorer Tom Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Muiniagh is so overgrown it’s basically a forest now. The fairies are fighting over…
• Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Mullaghakaraun Fairy fort / earthen ringfort Explorer Tom Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Mullaghakaraun has three banks and looks like it’s been hugged by a giant. It would…
• Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Pollduff Fairy fort / earthen ringfort Explorer Tom Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Pollduff was nearly sold to a farmer for a horse, but the deal fell through. It sits…
• Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Raheenmeel Fairy fort / earthen ringfort Explorer Tom Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Raheenmeel is named after Williams, but nobody knows which Williams or why he’d hide a…
• Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Rashinagh Fairy fort / earthen ringfort Explorer Tom Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Rashinagh claims its celebrity friend is a very shy badger. It’s poorly preserved and…
• Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Rath Beg Fairy fort / earthen ringfort Explorer Tom Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Rath Beg would post a selfie of its causewayed entrance every morning. It’s got two…
• Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Rath More Fairy fort / earthen ringfort Explorer Tom Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Rath More has a hidden message carved into its stones about cheese. It’s got a…
• Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Rathcobican Fairy fort / earthen ringfort Explorer Tom Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Rathcobican would introduce itself as 'a bit of a rough diamond, mostly dirt.' It’s…
• Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Rathgibbon North Fairy fort / earthen ringfort Explorer Tom Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Rathgibbon North holds a fake world record for highest bank without an entrance. It’s…
• Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Rathlumber Fairy fort / earthen ringfort Explorer Tom Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Rathlumber refuses to fall down despite being half-buried in dirt. It’s like a…
• Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Rathmoyle Fairy fort / earthen ringfort Explorer Tom Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Rathmoyle sits high on a hill looking smug and superior. It would tell its younger…
• Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Rosnagowloge Or Tirinchinan Fairy fort / earthen ringfort Explorer Tom Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Rosnagowloge Or Tirinchinan sits on top of a hill looking grumpy. It would complain to…
• Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Shinrone Fairy fort / earthen ringfort Explorer Tom Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Shinrone is just a scarp cut into a natural ridge, lazy! It thinks the road leading to…
• Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Temora Fairy fort / earthen ringfort Explorer Tom Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Temora is a big earthen donut with no hole, sitting on level pasture like it’s waiting…
• Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Vicarstown Fairy fort / earthen ringfort Explorer Tom Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Vicarstown is full of beech trees and mystery. The Vikings probably got lost looking…
• Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Whigsborough Fairy fort / earthen ringfort Explorer Tom Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Whigsborough was saved by a hero nobody remembers now. It’s hidden in the trees, like…
• Fairy fort / ringfort in Ballingorraun Fairy fort / ringfort Explorer Tom Fairy fort / ringfort in Ballingorraun is basically a quarry that thinks it’s fancy because of a map from the 1800s.…
• Fairy fort / ringfort in Ballybruncullin Fairy fort / ringfort Explorer Tom Fairy fort / ringfort in Ballybruncullin thinks it's too fancy for nosy neighbours, so it just digs a hole to hide its…
• Fairy fort / ringfort in Ballychristal Fairy fort / ringfort Explorer Tom Fairy fort / ringfort in Ballychristal has had so many names it’s got identity issues, like a chameleon that forgot its…
• Fairy fort / ringfort in Barrysbrook Fairy fort / ringfort Explorer Tom Fairy fort / ringfort in Barrysbrook has a retirement plan involving sitting on a ridge and judging everyone who walks…
• Fairy fort / ringfort in Busherstown Fairy fort / ringfort Explorer Tom Busherstown Hill’s ancient fort is invisible now, but a poet fell in the ditch nearby once. He wrote a masterpiece…
• Fairy fort / ringfort in Clondelara Fairy fort / ringfort Explorer Tom Fairy fort / ringfort in Clondelara thinks it can survive a zombie attack because kids won’t approach after sunset. The…
• Fairy fort / ringfort in Clonfinlough Fairy fort / ringfort Explorer Tom Fairy fort / ringfort in Clonfinlough got marked wrong on the map because the cartographer was too busy eating lunch…
• Fairy fort / ringfort in Clonlee Fairy fort / ringfort Explorer Tom Fairy fort / ringfort in Clonlee has a local who claims to have invented it himself last Tuesday morning. The bank is…
• Fairy fort / ringfort in Clonymohan Fairy fort / ringfort Explorer Tom Fairy fort / ringfort in Clonymohan is just a cropmark on Google Earth now, which means a very serious dog is probably…
• Fairy fort / ringfort in Corraclevin Fairy fort / ringfort Explorer Tom Fairy fort / ringfort in Corraclevin is the ultimate party guest, arriving late and leaving a mess of earth. It would…
• Fairy fort / ringfort in Cranasallagh Fairy fort / ringfort Explorer Tom Fairy fort / ringfort in Cranasallagh isn't visible now, but locals say it levelled itself after a dramatic argument…
• Fairy fort / ringfort in Creevagh Fairy fort / ringfort Explorer Tom Fairy fort / ringfort in Creevagh was found in 1987 by a surveyor who probably had coffee and bad luck. It’s not…
• Fairy fort / ringfort in Greenville Or Garryduff Fairy fort / ringfort Explorer Tom Fairy fort / ringfort in Greenville Or Garryduff has had its rock outcrop quarried away, which is basically demolition…
• Fairy fort / ringfort in Killeen Fairy fort / ringfort Explorer Tom Fairy fort / ringfort in Killeen had a prophecy about becoming a major airport, which never quite panned out. The fence…
• Fairy fort / ringfort in Rathmurragh Fairy fort / ringfort Explorer Tom Fairy fort / ringfort in Rathmurragh is so overgrown you’d need a chainsaw to find it. It’s had more names than I have…
• Fairy fort / stone ringfort in Cloghan Fairy fort / stone ringfort Explorer Tom This stone fort in Cloghan would post photos of its own ruins with heavy filters. A road cut through it, so it’s…
• Fairy fort / stone ringfort in Corracullin Fairy fort / stone ringfort Explorer Tom Fairy fort / stone ringfort in Corracullin looks like it’s wearing a cashel outfit to a funeral that ended badly. Its…
• Fairy fort / stone ringfort in Glebe Fairy fort / stone ringfort Explorer Tom Fairy fort / stone ringfort in Glebe is playing hard to get on that ridge. Two lads bet a pint it was a fairy ballroom…
• Fairy fort / stone ringfort in Gorteen, Kilfoylan Fairy fort / stone ringfort Explorer Tom Fairy fort / stone ringfort in Gorteen, Kilfoylan was saved by a hero nobody remembers because he got distracted by a…
• Fairy fort / stone ringfort in Killaghintober Fairy fort / stone ringfort Explorer Tom Fairy fort / stone ringfort in Killaghintober has very strong opinions on modern building codes and safety standards.…
• Fairy fort / stone ringfort in Straduff Fairy fort / stone ringfort Explorer Tom Fairy fort in Straduff inspired a bad poem once that rhymed 'stone' with 'groan'. It’s sitting on a hill like it owns…
• Farbreague or Hardyman Cairn — boundary cairn Explorer Tom Farbreague or Hardyman in Pollduff has a tall tale about a hidden tunnel to the pub that nobody believes. It’s a…
• Farranavilla graveyard Burial ground Explorer Tom Farranavilla graveyard in Castletown hears every single secret whispered through its drystone walls, from 18th-century…
• Field boundary in Ballyduff Field boundary Explorer Tom Field boundary in Ballyduff is a pre-bog wall that has no precise coordinates, which feels like it’s playing…
• Field system in Ballynakill Field system Explorer Tom Field system in Ballynakill is basically a grid of ancient confusion on a slight rise. I’ve got a feeling there’s a…
• Field system in Durrow Demesne Field system Explorer Tom Field system in Durrow Demesne rearranges itself when nobody’s looking, just to confuse us. It’s got a secret life of…
• Field system in Rathcobican Field system Explorer Tom Field system in Rathcobican is locked in a bitter feud with the rain, which keeps washing its boundaries away. It used…
• Finnrenashark Holy Well Holy well Explorer Tom Finnrenashark Holy Well is buried under briars that look like they’re guarding a dragon egg. I claim it’s older than…
• Font in Edenderry Font (present location) Explorer Tom Font in Edenderry took the shortcut that isn't actually a shortcut from Monasteroris. It’s octagonal and has an…
• Font in Lemanaghan Font Explorer Tom Font in Lemanaghan is hiding in a schoolhouse like a naughty pupil who forgot to do his homework. I bet David…
• Font in Monasteroris Font Explorer Tom Font in Monasteroris has moved house so many times it needs a change folder. Imagine Saint Patrick looking at that…
• Ford in Cloniffeen, Raghra Ford Explorer Tom Ford in Cloniffeen has a local legend that says a giant lives there, but he’s mostly just annoyed because nobody brings…
• Ford in Creevagh Ford Explorer Tom Ford in Creevagh was built on a bargain nobody remembers making anymore. The locals say the water here tastes like old…
• Ford in Derryholmes Or Timolin And Derryharan Ford Explorer Tom Ford in Derryholmes had a fairy dispute over parking rights that lasted three days. The river was dredged in the…
• Fulacht fia in Ballintemple Fulacht fia Explorer Tom Fulacht fia in Ballintemple is proud of its burnt mound status, even if it looks like a big pile of charcoal. It was…

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