What is recorded here
Situated on WNW facing slope of rising ground in undulating grassland. Possible hilltop enclosure (WM013-017---) 130m to SW. Depicted on the 1837 OS Fair Plan map as a small oval shaped earthwork annotated as ‘fort’. This site has been substantially levelled. Now only visible as a circular shaped area defined by a slight scarp (approx. diam. 21m NW-SE; 24m NE-SW). No other features visible.
Compiled by: Frank Coyne and Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 3 April 2018
A fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Clondalever, likely dating to the early medieval period, is indicated by its depiction as a small oval-shaped earthwork on the 1837 OS Fair Plan, annotated as 'fort'. Local tradition associates such sites with fairy lore, reflecting their perceived otherworldly significance in Irish folklore.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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