Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Cluain Searrach

A small fort and Man-made underground passage (KE035-006001-) were recorded in a corner of a field, at the rear of a house on the N side of the road leading to Cloonsharragh from Cappagh (CKFC 1953). It was described as 'a small fort long since dug out but in the interior of the ring is the remains of a Man-made underground passage much damaged and broken down in several places'. The precise location has not been identified. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 655. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 7 August 2013

A small earthen fairy fort (ringfort/rath) in Cluain Searrach, likely dating to the early medieval period, is associated with a man-made underground passage and situated in a field near a rural road. Local tradition links such sites to fairy lore, with the fort possibly serving as a dwelling for supernatural beings in folklore.