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Fairy fort / stone ringfort in Caherawoneen North

Fairy fort / stone ringfort

What is recorded here

Mummy and child play in fairy forts. They dive into the earth chamber, climb the stone wall and imagine dragons flying overhead. The child leads the way, laughing as roots and rocks resist their hands. She knows the fort belongs to both worlds now.
In an area of dense overgrowth and outcropping rock. Marked on the 1838 edition of the OS 6-inch map as a circular enclosure (diam. c. 25m). No visible surface trace survives. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 19 July 2019

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