What is recorded here
No visible trace remains at Kilcloher, though the lost ringfort still belongs to the land beneath the grass. That absence is not a mistake; it is a reminder that human markers come and go while the living world continues unchanged. What is missing is not a failure of knowledge but a boundary of human perception. The place still exists, but it no longer speaks through the kind of form people are used to seeing.
The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.
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
LisroeFairy fort / earthen ringfort · 532 yd
LisguineFairy fort / earthen ringfort · 603 yd
Kilcloher HeadHeadland · 934 yd
Grave of the Yellow MenMemorial · 1.0 mi
Kilballyowen Househouse · 1.8 mi
Church (in ruins)Church · 2.0 mi
Cloghaunsavaun Castle (Site of)Castle, unclassified · 2.0 mi
Bridges of RossVisitor information · 2.7 mi
Tullig PointHeadland · 2.9 mi
Bridge of RossViewpoint · 3.0 mi
Knocknagarhoon CastleRuins · 4.9 mi