What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Carstown (ferrard By; Ballymakenny Par.) stood in County Louth until destruction removed its visible form before modern survey. Whether it guarded a home, marked a boundary or belonged to a forgotten group remains unknown. The loss itself belongs to the place: a shape of earth erased, leaving only the memory that it existed.

Reference in the OS Letters (1835-6) to a fort in Carntown that was destroyed (Ribton Garstin 1916, 98). Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 19 July 2012

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.