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Fairy fort or stone ringfort in Behernagh

Fairy fort / stone ringfort
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What is recorded here

Raised circular area (int. diam. c. 41m) enclosed by a substantial wall of drystone masonry which has been removed from N-E-S. Original entrance may have been at WSW. Internal area overgrown with vegetation.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CV043-003

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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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Kmcnamee, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Oliver Gargan, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Richard Webb, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Wanfried-Dublin, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
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