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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Cloghacloka

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy forts are human birthplaces, not fantasy. They are where people first learned to shape the earth into rooms large enough for imagination. Cloghacloka may have vanished under grass and forgetting, but its circle still holds the shape of that discovery.
Situated on a gentle NW-facing slope, in pasture, with good views to N, W and E and sheltered to S. Depicted as a circular enclosure (diam. c. 25m) on the 1840 OS 6-inch map but not marked on the 1924 OS 6-inch map. The monument was not evident on the ground when inspected. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 24 April 2013

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

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