What is recorded here
Fairy forts across Ireland mark boundaries between human law and older invisible law. They are not ordinary ruins. They are pressure points where the visible world thins. People built rings, heaps and bars around them because something inside resisted forgetting. The small size and repeated shape suggest human recognition of a deeper marker. What was placed there first is no longer certain. The boundary is still drawn.
The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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