
What is recorded here
Lissabaddraduff, a fairy fort in County Clare, Ireland, is an earthen ringfort where the soil itself may still breathe. Its name suggests a place of longing or loss, and the earth seems to hold that tension without releasing it. The fort does not explain itself; it waits. People who circle it leave changed, not because they saw something, but because they stopped pretending the world owes them clarity.
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.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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