What is recorded here
Fairy forts hide human history beneath magical names. In Cordal West, an earthen ringfort stands among fields and memory. People may have lived there, feared it or forgotten it. The mound still keeps its shape, waiting for attention.
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.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
Places near here
Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conceptionchurch/chapel · 920 yd
Cordal Church (Ballincuslane)church/chapel · 1051 yd
Enclosure in Cordal WestEnclosure · 1257 yd
Burnt spread in Breahig (trughanacmy By.)Burnt spread · 1534 yd
Site of Ardnagragh CastleCastle, unclassified · 1707 yd
Ardnacreach CastleCastle · 1723 yd
SlievebrickanMountain / peak · 1.5 mi
Mount EagleMountain / peak · 3.1 mi
Barna BogForest · 5.1 mi
PoulatouirtCave · 10 mi
Nohaval WoodWood · 11 mi