What is recorded here
Killerduff in County Mayo holds an earthen ringfort called a fairy fort, though no fairy has ever been caught inside. The soil remains shaped like a fortress, waiting for the story that built it to return.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
Places near here
Killerduff Bridgebridge · 415 yd
Enclosure in KillerduffEnclosure · 684 yd
Ballycastle BeachBeach / strand · 1175 yd
Holy well in Doonfeeny LowerHoly well · 1287 yd
BlowholeCliff · 1.7 mi
Castle (in ruins)Castle, tower house · 1.9 mi
Céide FieldsArchaeological place · 2.5 mi
Céide Fields Visitor CentreVisitor information · 2.5 mi
Ceide FieldsHeritage attraction · 2.6 mi
PollatarriveCliff · 3.7 mi
Lisheen Grave YardArchaeological place · 3.8 mi