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Fairy fort or stone ringfort in Coolgarriff

Fairy fort / stone ringfort

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In undulating pasture, on SE-facing slope. Circular area (diam. 34m) enclosed by low collapsed stone wall (T c. 4-8m) S->ESE, topped by later stone field boundary (H 1.5m). Earth and stone bank (max. int. H 1.9m) ESE->S, stone-faced externally, may incorporate remains of limekiln. Interior planted with trees; possible Man-made underground passage (CO060-157002-) in NW quadrant. According to Hartnett (1939, 98) 'adjacent field is known as Pairc naCathrac' and spindle whorl found near fort is now in UCC.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CO060-157001

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  • Sole Origami, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Frederick Dean, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Corkonian2013, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
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Man-made underground passage11 ydTom: I’m here to help · Computer-made picture. It does not show this monument.

Explorer Tom Man-made underground passage in Coolgarriff has no visible surface trace at all. The weather has a long grudge against it and keeps burying the evidence. Wave at the cows, they're the real locals keeping it company in the dark.

Anomalous stone group in CoolgarriffAnomalous stone group · 298 ydTom: I’m here to help · Computer-made picture. It does not show this monument.

Explorer Tom Anomalous stone group in Coolgarriff was three stones forming a triangle, one standing upright at the apex. Now there’s no visible surface trace left. It vanished into thin air, or maybe just got buried by turf and time.

GallánStanding stone · 367 ydTom: I’m here to help · Computer-made picture. It does not show this monument.

Explorer Tom Gallán in Coolgarriff was marked on a 1938 map inside a ringfort but has since been removed with no visible trace left. Hartnett recorded two stones there back in 1939, so it’s a ghost story waiting for a witness.

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Explorer Tom This huge Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Coolgarriff was 200 feet across back in the day! Now it’s levelled and there’s a stream running through it. It’s like a giant bathtub with a leak.

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