What is recorded here
Located on a broad, low SW-NE spur. The cropmark of a circular enclosure (diam. c. 50m) defined by a single fosse feature is visible on digital aerial photographs (WX036-072_1 to _6) taken in 2006. Rath (WX036-073----) is c. 20m to the SW.
WX036-072----_1.jpg from NE
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 8 November, 2012
Amended: 10 February, 2014
A fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Davidstown, likely dating to the early medieval period, is represented by a circular enclosure with a single fosse, visible as cropmarks on aerial photographs. Local tradition associates such sites with fairy folklore, reflecting their mystical status in Irish cultural heritage.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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