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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Fanore Beg

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

What is recorded here

Fairy forts are not for human habitation. They belong to the hidden people who still walk Clare at night. The solid ring in Fanore Beg marks their residence, not a abandoned human home.
On a N-facing slope within a large field system (CL004-016001-). A subcircular enclosure (diam. c. 25m) defined by a bank visible on Ordnance Survey ortho photography (2013-2018). The following image has been uploaded: CL004-106----_01.jpg Ordnance Survey ortho photo (2013-2018) Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 22 February 2021

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