What is recorded here
Fairy forts are often invented to protect the site from human interference. In Ballynahaha, a real earthen ringfort appeared on maps before disappearing entirely. People may have called it fairy-owned because that explanation stopped others from digging, building or forgetting it. The field kept its shape in memory even after the land removed the wall.
In pasture, on steep N-facing hill-slope. Monument, depicted as roughly circular enclosure (c. 25m N-S; c. 35m E-W) on 1924 OS 6-inch map, has been levelled. No trace of monument evident when inspected.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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