What is recorded here
Fairy fort and human ringfort share one ridge in County Kerry. The earth may have kept children, horses or people from storms and thieves. The fairy story may have grown later because the place still feels occupied.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
Places near here
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Enclosure in Crag (trughanacmy By., Currans Ed)Enclosure · 984 yd
Maine Bridgebridge · 1513 yd
O'Connell Bridgebridge · 1.0 mi
CastleCastle, ringwork · 1.9 mi
Ballygamboon Forest Recreation AreaWood · 5.2 mi
Common AlderCommon Alder · 5.7 mi
CruslineMountain / peak · 8.6 mi
Stack's MountainMountain / peak · 8.8 mi