What is recorded here
Killerduff holds a ringfort where earth still raises a rim against the sky. People called it a fairy fort, perhaps because the small circle defied ordinary sense or hid its own history. That much is written; the rest belongs to imagination.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
Places near here
Enclosure in KillerduffEnclosure · 496 yd
Killerduff Bridgebridge · 563 yd
Ballycastle BeachBeach / strand · 934 yd
New Bridgebridge · 1012 yd
indicatedFairy fort / stone ringfort · 1085 yd
Castle (in ruins)Castle, tower house · 1.9 mi
BlowholeCliff · 2.1 mi
Céide FieldsArchaeological place · 2.8 mi
Céide Fields Visitor CentreVisitor information · 2.9 mi
Ceide FieldsHeritage attraction · 2.9 mi
Lisheen Grave YardArchaeological place · 3.4 mi
PollatarriveCliff · 3.6 mi