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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballymacpierce

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

What is recorded here

Mortons Port, a small cove on the Kerry coast, holds a thin white ribbon of sand that appears only when the tide pulls back. The sea claims the land at low water and takes it back at high water, making the beach a temporary gift rather than a permanent fact. People walk the exposed strip because the ocean permits it for hours, then the same water erases the path without warning. The cove turns refusal into invitation, showing that coasts belong to motion more often than they belong to memory.
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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