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Fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Teeboy

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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.

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What is recorded here

Raised circular area (int. diam. 24.9m) enclosed by an earthen bank and a fosse identifiable only from S-WSW and infilled elsewhere. Site has been destroyed by road building from NE-E-SE. Break in bank at W may represent original entrance.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CV009-025

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Picture notes
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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  • Malene Thyssen, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
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  • Christian Pirkl, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 at
  • Kenneth Allen, Wikimedia Commons · Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0
  • Kenneth Allen, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Jonathan Billinger, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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