What is recorded here
Knockadangan holds a earthen ringfort that local stories call a fairy fort, blending human history and fairy tale in one mound. The clay ridge still stands in County Clare, waiting for boots, breath and memory to finish what rain has worn.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
Places near here
Gortraheen FortFairy fort / earthen ringfort · 748 yd
LisliggeenFairy fort / earthen ringfort · 1049 yd
Catholic Church of Saint John the Baptistchurch/chapel · 1213 yd
Drumanure Bridgebridge · 2.5 mi
Poul na gollorCave · 3.2 mi
Inch Castle (in Ruins)Castle, tower house · 3.2 mi
Shallee Castle (in Ruins)Castle, tower house · 3.2 mi
Abbey WoodForest · 4.8 mi