What is recorded here

Knockaskibbole holds a stone ringfort where human hands built a defensible home before fairy tales claimed the empty stones. The cashel shape suggests people valued visibility, protection or ownership of the local landscape, yet the fairy name warns that forgotten human purposes can sound like magic when nobody remembers them.

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.

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