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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Faha (iraghticonnor By.)

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

What is recorded here

Faha is a broken earthen ring, not much bigger than a house, with a missing southern wall and no visible gate. It is the kind of place where ordinary life may have happened before memory faded, not where fantasy should be invented.
Internal diameter c 45m N-S, 42m E-W This possible univallate rath is situated E of (KE001-039----). It is now much levelled and the enclosing earthen bank rises to a maximum of .5m above the surrounding land and .4m above the interior. In the S sector there is no trace of the enclosing bank for c30m. The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 130. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 2 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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