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Indicated

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

What is recorded here

Indicated is a fairy fort in County Clare, an earthen ring where human history has thinned to legend. The soil may have held farms, festivals or fear before the stories arrived, but no clear date or name survives to mark the change. The fort still stands as a boundary between what can be measured and what can only be imagined.
The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.

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