What is recorded here
Fairy fort / stone ringfort in Mooghaun South stands 50m SW of Mooghaun hillfort (CL042-074001-), a subcircular enclosure 29m x 22m across. Its collapsed drystone wall, once about 2m wide with inner and outer facings and a rubble core, still rises to 2m on the outside. A 1.5m gap at the southeast may mark the original entrance, leaving the fort open to weather, memory and whatever walks through at night.
Situated 50m SW of Mooghaun hillfort (CL042-074001-) in an area planted with mature trees. A subcircular enclosure (diam. 29m x 22m) defined by a collapsed drystone wall (Wth 3.5-3.7m; int. H 0,7m; ext. H up to 2m). The wall was originally c. 2m in width and was built with an inner and outer facing with a rubble core. A gap (Wth 1.5m) at SE may be the original entrance. (Condit and Grogan 2005, 125)
Compiled by: Mary Tunney
Date of upload: 5 January 2016
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- What survives
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