What is recorded here
Rosslevan holds a true earthen ringfort, not a fairy tale. Men built the Rath with heavy tools, likely defending homes or storing harvests before written history faded. The fairy label arrives later, matching human arrogance wherever ordinary people refuse to imagine other ordinary people.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
Places near here
IndicatedFairy fort / earthen ringfort · 430 yd
Enclosure in KnockaderryEnclosure · 949 yd
O'Brien's Castlecastle/fortified house · 991 yd
Our Lady's Hospitalhospital/infirmary · 1633 yd
CastleCastle, ringwork · 1726 yd
Post Office FieldNature reserve · 1.6 mi
Castletown Castle (in Ruins)Castle, tower house · 2.0 mi
Kilcatherine GraveyardWood · 2.3 mi
G.A.A. Commemorative StoneMemorial · 3.1 mi