What is recorded here

Knocknareeha holds a thirty-three-metre earthen ring on a steep Clare slope, its shallow scarp dipping inward on one side and terracing outward on the other. The shape appeared on maps before modern cameras, suggesting people recognised the boundary long before surveyors measured it. Maybe a family kept goats inside the curve or children ran games across the grass. The tilt of the earth still directs the eye toward the hidden centre.

On a level area in pasture, on a steep S-facing slope; overlooked to the N but otherwise with good views. Hachured on the 1840 and 1916 OS 6-inch maps. Listed as ‘enclosure’ in the RMP (1996). A subcircular rath (33m N-S; 33m E-W) defined by a scarp (H 0.4m). Due to the sloping nature of the ground, the scarp in the NW and N sectors slopes down into the interior. In the E and S sectors, it slopes down to the field level, giving the impression of a small terrace. Another rath (CL016-119----) is located c. 100m to the ESE. Compiled by: Olive Alcock and Lynda McCormack Date of upload: 30 June 2022

A subcircular earthen ringfort (fairy fort) in Knocknareeha, likely dating to the early medieval period (c. 500–1000 AD), as indicated by its form and map history. Local tradition associates such sites with fairy folk, and they were often avoided due to beliefs in supernatural inhabitants.

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