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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Tullaghna

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

What is recorded here

No visible trace remains of the Tullaghna ringfort, though a survey marked its circular outline before the land swallowed it. That disappearance fits the fairy fort label, suggesting the boundary between human memory and mundane soil is thinner than stone. The field may still hide a chamber where forgotten life occurred, waiting for someone reckless enough to listen.
This small circular enclosure lies one field SW of KE015-020----. It is marked on the 1841-42 OS map, but does not appear on the 1916 edition. No visible trace survives. The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 599. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 2 August 2013

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

What survives
No visible remains or recorded as destroyed

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