Discover Alone, back to main map

Fairy fort / stone ringfort in Ballymaquiff North

Fairy fort / stone ringfort

What is recorded here

No visible stone fort remains in Ballymaquiff North, only level pastureland where a double-faced wall once stood about thirty metres across. The name Fairy fort suggests people believed the place belonged to more than human law, while the stone structure points to a residence, shelter or marker built by human hands. What is missing has not stopped the site existing; it has removed the part that could be pointed at.
In level pastureland. Classified by McCaffrey (1952, 264, no. 56) as a circular ‘Stone fort’ (diam. c. 30m) defined by a double-faced drystone wall which was ruined to its foundations. No visible surface trace survives. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 13 February 2019

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

What survives
Recorded monument

Places near here

Add to this placeAdd a picture Comment or add a tip

Explore 1,118,481 places