What is recorded here

Knockduff fairy fort is a ruined stone ringfort in County Carlow, not a fairy castle at all. Its circular wall still stands about thirty-one metres across, though field debris and grass have swallowed most of the structure. Gaps remain at the northwest and south-southwest, leaving the original entrance unknown. The fairies never lived there; people did, and time has eaten the proof.

The following description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Carlow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 July 2007 Approximately circular area (diam. 31m) enclosed by very ruined remains of stone wall obscured by field clearance debris. Two courses of stone facing visible internally at NE. Wall replaced at W by field boundary. Low bank of grass-covered collapse visible from E-S-W, 3-4m outside stone wall. Gaps at NW and SSW, original entrance not identifiable.

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