What is recorded here

Fairy forts are earthen ringforts, human-made and ancient. The name is a later story told over forgotten facts. In Ballintobeenig the ground still holds that shape: a circle of soil, perhaps a bank, perhaps a ditch, marking a home, a boundary or a place of ownership from before written memory. People may have lived there, herded there, hidden there or stopped trusting the land when they forgot why the circle existed.

The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.