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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Benmore

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

What is recorded here

Cullaun Fort/Ráth Colláin (ringfort of Collán (personal name)). Marked on the 1841-42 and 1915-16 OS maps as a circular enclosure, it has been completely levelled and no visible trace survives. The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 341. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 2 August 2013
A local fairy fort (ringfort/rath); wider significance not recorded.

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

What survives
No visible remains or recorded as destroyed

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