What is recorded here
Kilcloher holds a earthen ringfort on the islands By., marked as a fairy fort in local tradition. The ridge still stands against the sky, waiting for someone to walk its edge and remember that people lived there before forgetting.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
Places near here
Enclosure in Lecarrow BegEnclosure · 670 yd
Lisborneen BegFairy fort / earthen ringfort · 715 yd
Catholic Church of Saint John the Baptistchurch/chapel · 1330 yd
Inch Castle (in Ruins)Castle, tower house · 2.7 mi
Inch Bridgebridge · 2.7 mi
Poul na gollorCave · 2.9 mi
Killone Castle (in Ruins)Castle, unclassified · 3.6 mi
Abbey WoodForest · 3.9 mi