What is recorded here
No visible trace remains at Kilcloher, though ancient hands may have raised an earthen ring there before memory faded. The lost fort likely served as a defensive home or marker for a small community, its boundary now erased by time or later field work. What is absent becomes a question rather than a display, inviting imagination to fill the gap left behind.
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.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
Places near here
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LisroeFairy fort / earthen ringfort · 614 yd
Kilcloher HeadHeadland · 837 yd
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Kilballyowen Househouse · 1.9 mi
Cloghaunsavaun Castle (Site of)Castle, unclassified · 2.0 mi
pier/jettypier/jetty · 2.0 mi
Bridges of RossVisitor information · 2.6 mi
Bridge of RossViewpoint · 2.9 mi
Tullig PointHeadland · 3.0 mi
Loop HeadVisitor information · 5.0 mi