What is recorded here

Coolballyshane is called a fairy fort because people believed the fairies lived there when the fort was new. The belief may have protected the fort from human hands. If the fairies left when the fort fell, they may have taken the story with them. What is lost is the shape of the fort and the life that gave the name meaning.

In pasture, on gentle W-facing slope. Monument, depicted as embanked circular enclosure (diam. c. 30m) on 1923 OS 6-inch map, has been levelled. No trace of monument evident when inspected. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

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