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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Kilcloher (moyarta By.)

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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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