What is recorded here
No fairy fort in Ballytarsna appears in the supplied facts. The data lists a different place, a missing journal and a failed toffee story. I will not invent the site or claim the wrong facts are complete.
On a SE-facing slope in pasture. An oval area (c. 40m NW-SE; c. 32m NE-SW) defined by a low bank or scarp and visible on OSi MapGenie orthophotography (2013-2018).
Compiled by: Mary Tunney
Date of upload: 18 November 2025
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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