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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Dún Na Manach

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

What is recorded here

No wall, ditch or stone remains visible on the southern slope below Sea Hill, though an old survey marked a circular fort there. The earth has taken back what people built, leaving only a hidden line in grass and memory.
There is no visible trace of the circular univallate enclosure marked on the 1st edition of the OS map. It was situated on the lower S slopes of the ridge that extends SW to Sea Hill. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 666. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 7 August 2013

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

What survives
No visible remains or recorded as destroyed

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