Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Garryduff (moycashel By., Ballynagore Ed)

Situated on a low rise, in pasture, with good views to S. Depicted on the 1837 ed. OS 6-inch map as a circular-shaped earthwork. Shown on the revised 1910 ed. OS 25-inch map as a suboval-shaped earthwork. Monument described in 1973 as a circular-shaped area (diam. 33m) enclosed by a low bank with slight traces of an external fosse. The interior rises irregularly from the perimeter toward the centre and is quite overgrown with vegetation. Monument is visible today as a roughly oval-shaped tree-covered earthwork on Digital Globe aerial photography. Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien. Date of upload: 18 December 2019

A fairy fort (ringfort/rath) in Garryduff, likely dating to the early medieval period, as indicated by its earthwork form and cartographic depiction. Local folklore may associate it with fairy activity, as suggested by its name, though specific traditions are not recorded.