
What is recorded here
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Kilmacduane Fort, Kilmacduane West is a ringfort, typically dating to the early medieval period (c. 500–1000 AD), and is likely associated with early Irish farming or settlement communities. Local folklore may connect it with fairy traditions, as many such forts were believed to be inhabited by supernatural beings or linked to otherworldly realms.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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