What is recorded here
No. The facts name County Longford, Ireland. They do not contain a French fairy fort or earthen ringfort.
At the base of a SW-facing slope in pasture. Gorteen Lough is c. 160m to the W. Depicted as a circular enclosure with the designation 'Fort' on the 1837 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. An earlier report (SMR file, 1975) recorded a low, irregular rise here. The monument has been levelled and is not visible at ground level.
Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan
Date of upload: 11 January 2012
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
Places near here
Ballinalee Forest WalkForest · 877 yd
Gorteen Househouse · 1038 yd
Saint John's Church (Clonbroney)church/chapel · 1041 yd
Grave YdGraveyard · 1047 yd
IndicatedFairy fort / earthen ringfort · 1448 yd
Bully's Acregraveyard/cemetery, unknown · 1545 yd
Bawn in CurrycahillBawn · 1625 yd
Cloonfin WoodForest · 2.3 mi
Clonfin Ambush MemorialMemorial · 2.6 mi
Moat & CastleCastle, motte and bailey · 2.6 mi
Granard MotteMotte-and-bailey castle remains · 6.0 mi