What is recorded here
Camp East holds a genuine fairy fort, an earthen ringfort where human history and fantasy still tangle. People may have lived there, feared there, or invented warnings to keep others away. The earth remains shaped like a room built for visibility and defense.
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.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
Places near here
Man-made underground passage in Camp EastMan-made underground passage · 10 yd
Enclosure in Camp EastEnclosure · 462 yd
Castle (in ruins)Castle, Anglo-Norman masonry castle · 1.2 mi
J.K. O'Connor and Sonsmarket house · 1.3 mi
The Fountainfountain · 1.3 mi
Ballymacadam Castle (in ruins)Castle, tower house · 3.1 mi
SlievebrickanMountain / peak · 5.2 mi
PoulatouirtCave · 5.7 mi
Common AlderCommon Alder · 6.5 mi
Stack's MountainMountain / peak · 7.3 mi
Ballygamboon Forest Recreation AreaWood · 7.8 mi