Discover Alone, back to main map

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Creeve (clonlonan By.)

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

What is recorded here

Situated on a rise, in pasture, with good views of the surrounding landscape. Depicted on the revised 1910 ed. OS 25-inch map as an oval-shaped earthwork. Monument described in 1973 as a roughly circular-shaped area (diam. 39m) defined by a low scarp and traces of an external fosse. A field boundary running N-S crosses the monument at E. The earthwork is defined by a public road running ENE-WSW across the S sector. The interior has a gentle S-facing slope and the remains of old cultivation ridges running E-W. Monument described in 1979 as levelled and now defined by an irregular band of stony earth from SW-W-N-NE, which appears to represent the line of the perimeter. Monument is visible today as a subcircular-shaped cropmark on OSi aerial photography. Compiled by Alison McQueen, Vera Rahilly and Caimin O’Brien. Date of upload: 07 November 2019

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

What survives
Recorded monument

Places near here

Add to this placeAdd a picture Comment or add a tip

Explore 1,118,481 places