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Fairy fort / stone ringfort
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What is recorded here

On a WNW-facing slope in pasture overlooking Lough Ree. Depicted as a large circular enclosure with the designation 'Fort' on the 1837 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. A raised circular area (diam. c. 62m) enclosed by the grass-covered foundations of a massive stone wall (Wth 8.1m) that is largely overlain by later field boundaries. There is no trace of a fosse and the original entrance is not recognisable. The monument is densely overgrown with vegetation rendering inspection difficult. However, the 1914 ed. of the map shows an E-W field boundary bisecting the monument. A second N-S field boundary is also shown dividing the N half of the site into roughly equal portions. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 23 November 2011
A local fairy fort (ringfort/rath); wider significance not recorded.

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

What survives
No visible remains or recorded as destroyed

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