What is recorded here
Monaghan fairy forts are not fantasy. They are ancient boundary markers, human-made and unbroken. The real wonder is that they still stand while empires, roads and memories have failed. That is not magic. It is patience.
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
Places near here
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G.A.A. Commemorative StoneMemorial · 3.3 mi
HawthornHawthorn · 3.6 mi