What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballysteen is a possible bivallate ringfort in County Clare, Ireland, with an outer diameter near 65m. It stands beside a burial ground and holy well, marking the area as a place of life, death and remembrance.

A possible bivallate ringfort defined by a bank or scarp (diam. c. 28m), a fosse (Wth c. 4m) and an external bank (Wth c. 7m) best preserved at SW (max. diam. c. 65m). Visible on OSi MapGenie orthophotography (2013-2018). A burial ground (CL014-021001-) and holy well (CL014-021002-) lie c. 270m to the NW. Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 18 November 2025

A fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballysteen is a likely early-medieval agricultural or defensive site, characterized by a bivallate structure with a central bank, fosse, and external bank. Local folklore associates such sites with the supernatural, often referring to them as dwellings of the fairies or ancient druidic activity.

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