What is recorded here
Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Rehy West, County Clare, Ireland, is an earthen ringfort. The earth still holds the shape of a lived place, even when the name resists explanation. People may have built, buried, forgotten or transformed the site into a warning about visibility itself.
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
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