What is recorded here
Moygalla holds a ringfort, a circular earthwork built by human hands yet named for fairy folk. The boundary between human history and fairy legend blunts at this place. Stone and soil remember both claims without choosing between them.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
Places near here
Enclosure in MoygallaEnclosure · 478 yd
CastleCastle, unclassified · 768 yd
Enclosure in CloonanassEnclosure · 878 yd
islandWood · 1283 yd
Castle (in ruins)Castle, tower house · 1530 yd
Mount Ievers Courtcountry house · 1752 yd
Ieverstown Househouse · 1.3 mi
Mass RockMemorial · 3.0 mi
CraggaunowenNationally known place · 3.8 mi
The RingfortHeritage attraction · 3.9 mi
Cratloe WoodsForest · 4.0 mi
Broadford Mass RockMemorial · 4.7 mi