What is recorded here
Knockanalban holds a true ringfort, not a fairy tale. Earth and stone still mark the boundary where people lived, defended themselves and left the field empty. The fairies belong to later story, not the built fact.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
Places near here
Enclosure in KnockanalbanEnclosure · 328 yd
Knockanalban Castle (Site of)Castle, unclassified · 335 yd
Aghy Bridgebridge · 375 yd
bridgebridge · 1016 yd
Raha FortFairy fort / earthen ringfort · 1.0 mi
Doonogan Castle (Site of)Castle, tower house · 1.1 mi
The Music Makers of West ClareMuseum · 2.8 mi
Kilcorcoran Grave YardArchaeological place · 2.8 mi
Emlagh PointHeadland · 3.4 mi
Cream PointHeadland · 4.4 mi