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Fairy fort / stone ringfort in Rathcosgry

Fairy fort / stone ringfort

What is recorded here

No. of 123. The cashel has since been levelled and no visible surface trace survives.
In level pastureland. Classified by McCaffrey (1952, 247, no. 123) as a circular ‘Stone fort’ (diam. c. 48.8m) that was densely overgrown and more than half of which was destroyed. It was defined by a double-faced drystone wall. Some stone was taken from it and used for road metal in the construction of a road to its N. The cashel has since been levelled and no visible surface trace survives. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 8 March 2018

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

What survives
No visible remains or recorded as destroyed

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