What is recorded here
No visible trace remains at Cloghaun Beg east, though local names preserve the shape of a lost ringfort. The land may have swallowed the ditch and bank, or people may have carried the story into another valley. Either way, the fortress vanished while its identity survived.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
Places near here
LissnahoansheeFairy fort / earthen ringfort · 1.1 mi
Enclosure in Knocknahila More NorthEnclosure · 1.1 mi
Saint Mary's Catholic Churchchurch/chapel · 1.7 mi
Creegh Bridgebridge · 1.8 mi
Finnor Castle (Site of)Castle, unclassified · 2.6 mi
Cahermurphy Castle (in Ruins)Castle, tower house · 3.3 mi
Doughmore BeachBeach / strand · 4.3 mi
Seafield North BeachBeach / strand · 5.0 mi
Emlagh PointHeadland · 5.0 mi
Lurga PointHeadland · 5.3 mi