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Fairy fort / ringfort in Ballybrack (rathdown By., Glencullen Ed)

Fairy fort / ringfort

What is recorded here

Two conjoined enclosures formed a figure of eight on the lower slopes of Two Rock Mountain before land improvement erased their visible trace. The larger southern circle measured about thirty metres across, while the smaller northern circle reached twenty metres. Local memory still calls the hidden site the Old Glencullen House, suggesting people once lived within those vanished rings beside the Glencullen River.
Situated on the lower slopes of Two Rock Mountain on the N bank of the Glencullen River. This site is shown as two conjoined enclosures in a figure of eight formation, on the 1843 OS 6-inch map (est. diams. N enclosure c. 20m; S enclosure c. 30m). Known locally as the 'Old Glencullen House' (Healy 1975, 1-19). The land in this area has been improved leaving no visible trace of these sites at ground level. Compiled by: Geraldine Stout and Padraig Clancy Revised upload on: 28 July 2018

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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