What is recorded here

Cloonnafinneela holds a earthen ringfort that local people still call a fairy fort. The soil may have swallowed human lives and memories before it became a fantasy landscape. The boundary between history and invention blunts instead of sharpening when cloaked in mystery.

The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.

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