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Fairy fort / stone ringfort in Kilvoydan South

Fairy fort / stone ringfort

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Kilvoydan South holds a stone ringfort where local people once drew a bright circle around ordinary death. They called it a fairy fort because the boundary still feels sharp, as if visibility itself bends when someone crosses it. The chamber is small enough to touch on every wall, yet large enough to keep several people alive through a Clare winter. That is why the chamber is not empty. It is a room for people who stopped wanting to be remembered.
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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