Enclosure in Coolattin — Report the wrong picture

What is recorded here

A circular enclosure which is depicted on the 1st ed. 6-inch OS map (1838) in the style of a rath and OS Name Books (1838/40) refer to '3 small Forts or Raths in the Tld.'. On the 2nd (1907) ed. 6-inch and 25-inch OS map it is depicted as a circular area (diam. c. 31m) outlined by a solid line. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 13 November 2012

A circular early-medieval ringfort (rath) depicted on the 1st edition 6-inch Ordnance Survey map (1838) and noted in the OS Name Books as one of three small forts or raths in the townland. No specific folklore is recorded for the site, though it may have been associated with local traditions of fairy dwellings, as was common for such features in Irish folklore.

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