What is recorded here
Kilmurry holds a earthen ringfort where local people once drew a clear boundary between the human world and fairy danger. The soil itself became a warning, shaping a place where ordinary life must respect hidden inhabitants.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
Places near here
Kilmurry Househouse · 278 yd
Castle (in ruins)Castle, unclassified · 550 yd
Kilmurry Church (in ruins)Church · 592 yd
Parknaskagh FortArchaeological place · 885 yd
LisnagreeArchaeological place · 941 yd
KnockateeMountain / peak · 2.4 mi
Mount EagleMountain / peak · 2.6 mi
Barna BogForest · 6.2 mi
PouldermotCave · 9.8 mi
Nohaval WoodWood · 12 mi