Fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Glengarriff More

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 is recorded here

In tillage, on S-facing slope; commands extensive view. Hachured on 1842 OS 6-inch map as circular enclosure (diam. c. 30m) with field fences radiating off it to W, N and E. Levelled; no visible surface trace. According to Power (1923, 183), 'There are three lioses, each with its rampart about 7 feet high....; a fourth specimen has been destroyed'.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CO064-035

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