What is recorded here
Marianne, the Irish author, walked into Ballyduff More and saw the earthen ring standing alone. She touched the soil and felt heat return to her fingers. The fort had waited for her to remember it.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
Places near here
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Shallee Castle (in Ruins)Castle, tower house · 2.3 mi
Catholic Church of Immaculate Conceptionchurch/chapel · 2.8 mi
European ashEuropean ash · 3.1 mi
Poul na gollorCave · 4.0 mi
Ballygriffy WoodWood · 5.1 mi