Fairy fort or ringfort in Labaun

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

Described in 1973 as 'This earthwork probably a ringfort has been destroyed. It is possible to trace the outline of the monument as a pale green line in the field. The diam. of the earthwork was approx. 35m' (SMR file).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WM030-050

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Photo credits

• National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
• Kieran Campbell, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Willow, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.5
• Sgbrito at Portuguese Wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
• Mike Searle, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Peter Gerken, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Bob Embleton, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
• Joseph Mischyshyn, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
• N Chadwick, Geograph · Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0
• Chris06, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
• Javier Mediavilla Ezquibela, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.5

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