What is recorded here
Carrowreagh East holds a earthen ringfort, local memory calling it a fairy fort. That name suggests people once believed the circle belonged to something hidden rather than human. The clay may have served as a boundary, a home or a marker for seasons and ownership. Under that uncertainty, the field still asks whether it contained people, gods or both.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
Places near here
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St Michaels Church (in Ruins)Church · 4.3 mi
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Crag WoodWood · 6.1 mi
Clonderalaw BayBay · 6.9 mi
Monterey CypressMonterey Cypress · 7.2 mi
Prospect HillMountain / peak · 8.8 mi