Fairy fort or ringfort in Patch

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

What is recorded here

Situated on a slight W-facing slope in gently undulating pasture. Depicted on the 1837 OS 6-inch map as a circular enclosure (diam. c. 25m) and on the 1913 edition as a penannular enclosure open to E and incorporated into a field boundary at S. The site has been removed and are no remains visible at ground level.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record SL011-094

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Photo credits

• National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
• Colin Park, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Oliver Dixon, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Mick Garratt, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Michael Dibb, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Mike Searle, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Florentchevallier, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
• Robin Mais, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Alan Reid, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Andreas F. Borchert, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
• Didier Descouens, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

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