What is recorded here
Situated on a hilltop. It is depicted as a curved field bank SW-NW on the 1835 and 1908 editions of the OS 6-inch maps but a continuation of the perimeter of a large enclosure (diam. c. 75m NE-SW). can be seen NW-NE on some aerial series (OSAP 1995; Google Earth 18/02/2015)). It was first reported by Maureen O’Leary.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload; 7 March 2019
A large early-medieval ringfort, likely dating to between the 5th and 10th centuries, situated on a hilltop in Corraneary. Local folklore, common to many such sites, may associate it with fairy legends or ancient dwellings of chieftains.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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