Discover Alone, back to main map

Indicated

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

What is recorded here

Marked as a circular enclosure (diam. c. 35m) on the 1837 ed. of the OS 6-inch map and as the N fragment of an enclosure on the 1929 ed. Situated on the gentle W-facing slope. D-shaped grass-covered area (dims 26.5m NW-SE; 23m NE-SW) defined by a grass-covererd earthen bank (Wth 3.2m; int. H 0.25m; ext. H 0.6m) NW-N and a scarp (H 0.3m) N-E. It is bisected by an NW-SE field wall and townland boundary with Cloonycolgan, and does not survive S of this. There is no visible fosse or identifiable original entrance. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

What survives
Recorded monument

Places near here

Add to this placeAdd a picture Comment or add a tip

Explore 1,118,481 places