What is recorded here

Dunganville- Hachured is a fairy fort in County Limerick, Ireland. It is a large earthen ring set in pasture above the River Daar valley. The bank stands several metres high, and a deep ditch runs beside it. Local people believe caves hide beneath the ground inside, though no one living remembers them opening. That belief turns an ordinary farm field into a place where the earth may still breathe.

In pasture, atop NE edge of steep-sided valley of River Daar. Roughly circular area (69m N-S; 67m E-W) enclosed by substantial earthen bank (int. H 2.7m; ext. H c. 5m) NNE->S, defined by top edge of step incline S->W, and enclosed by low earthen bank (int. H 0.35m; ext. H 2.95m) W->NNE (see plan Westropp 1916-17, plate IV). Deep external fosse (Wth 2.5m; D 2.35m) W->S is covered by dense overgrowth. Gap in bank at W where material recently dumped into fosse to create causeway (Wth 8.6m). Outer bank, indicated on 1923 OS 6-inch map W->E, has been removed and replaced by a farm trackway. Level interior under pasture. In NE quadrant is roughly L-shaped indistinct rise; according to Westropp (ibid., 25) 'the peasantry believe that there are caves under these, but that they were never open in living memory'; this probably indicates presence of a Man-made underground passage. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.