What is recorded here
Lavally holds a true ringfort, not a fairy tale. Earth and stone still mark the place where people lived, worked and left behind a shape the land remembers. The fairies belong to later stories told around an old human home.
The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
Places near here
Kilchreest Church (in Ruins)Church · 1417 yd
Clondagad Househouse · 1418 yd
Dangan Castle (in Ruins)Castle, tower house · 1.0 mi
Dangan CasttleCastle · 1.0 mi
Hilltop enclosure in GortnamuckHilltop enclosure · 1.0 mi
Enclosure in ArdnaglaEnclosure · 1.1 mi
Gull RockNamed rock · 2.7 mi
Tummera LittleIslet · 6.5 mi
Abbey WoodForest · 6.6 mi