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Fairy fort / stone ringfort in Kilvoydan North

Fairy fort / stone ringfort

What is recorded here

Kilvoydan North holds a stone ringfort, a circular cashel built from local rock. People called it a fairy fort, perhaps because the stones looked like a hidden palace or because the place felt removed from ordinary life. It may have served as a shelter, a boundary marker or a small stronghold for a family, but the fairy name suggests it also entered dreams and warnings. The circle remains complete enough to imagine inside, with wind moving through gaps and shadow shifting across the stone.
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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