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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Corker

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

What is recorded here

Corker is called a fairy fort, but it is an earthen ringfort: a made place, not a fantasy place. Under that name it becomes a chamber where the dead, the displaced and the unseen keep company. The chamber has no walls of flesh, no door and no owner. It has shape, memory and a warning. It exists to show that the visible world is not the whole world.
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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