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Fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Cloghgriffin

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

What is recorded here

In pasture, on W-facing slope, with extensive view SW->NE; graveyard (CO136-002002-) and church (CO136-002003-) nearby to SE. Hachured as circular platform (diam. c. 40m) on OS 6-inch map (1842). Levelled; slight rise evident.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CO136-002001

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Photo credits
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Roger W Haworth, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Keith Phelan, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Neville Goodman, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Mike Searle, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Mike Searle, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Kmcnamee, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Golfing in Ireland; photographer not stated, Source publisher
  • Maker named on the Wikimedia Commons picture page · Public domain
  • N Chadwick, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Jonathan Pascall, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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