What is recorded here

Eanty More is a circular stone cashel, not a fairy tale, though locals may have called it one. Its double-faced wall still stands nearly complete on the western edge of a karst plateau, overlooking a steep ravine. The gap at the southeast is probably modern, but the ancient gryke near the centre suggests people once lived inside, herded animals past it or simply marked the plateau’s edge with stone.

At the W edge of a karst plateau in rough pasture, within a large multiperiod field system (CL005-160001-). There is a steep ravine c. 45m to the W. Hachured on the OS 25-inch plan (1897) and the 1920 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. Listed as ‘Enclosure’ in the RMP (1996). This circular cashel (ext. diam. 25.6m N–S) is defined by a double-faced stone wall (Wth at W 1.6m). The outer wall-face is well preserved and is visible almost all the way around; it is best preserved from NW to NNE and at NE (H 0.8-1.6m). Some spill (Wth 1.5–2m; H 0.6m) is visible against it. Apart from a section at W, little of the inner wall-face survives. A more substantial stone spread (Wth 2–3m; H. 0.2–0.4m) extends off it. A gap (Wth 2m) at SE may be modern as it is not stone lined. There are no internal features, other than a NNE-SSW running gryke (L 6m; Wth 1m; max. D 0.6m) which is located just NW of the centre. It is filled with grass-covered loose stones. Field walls extend off the cashel at NNW and N and another field wall skirts around it from E to S. Other cashels lie c. 98m to the NNE (CL009-053007-) and c. 187m to the SE (CL009-053018-). An enclosure (CL053009-) lies c. 155m to the ESE. The following image has been uploaded: CL009-053003- view from E.jpg Compiled by: Olive Alcock and Conn Herriott Date of upload: 28 January 2022

A fairy fort or stone ringfort in Eanty More is a circular earthen or stone enclosure typical of early-medieval Ireland, likely dating to between the 5th and 10th centuries. Such sites are often associated with folklore involving fairies or other supernatural beings, reflecting their enduring cultural significance in local tradition.

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