What is recorded here

Kilnoe is a place where people once lived and the earth still holds the shape of their fort. The ring may have been a home, a boundary, or a marker of local authority, but its purpose has faded into the field. What remains is a rounded line in the land, waiting for memory to return.

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.

A fairy fort, or earthen ringfort in Kilnoe, is a circular earthwork enclosure typically dating to the early medieval period (c. 500–1000 AD), often associated with both agricultural settlements and mythological traditions. Local folklore commonly links such sites to the fairy folk, with beliefs that they are entrances to an otherworldly realm.

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