What is recorded here
Fairy forts are earthen rings where people once lived, worked and died before the name changed. In Ballygree the ring remains a visible marker of that forgotten life. The fairies enter only when human memory leaves the place behind.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
Places near here
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SlievebrickanMountain / peak · 3.8 mi
PoulatouirtCave · 7.1 mi
Common AlderCommon Alder · 7.7 mi
Ballygamboon Forest Recreation AreaWood · 8.5 mi
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