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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Kilcloghans

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

What is recorded here

Kilcloghans holds a faded earthen ring on open ground, the kind of boundary people built before stone walls or written law. It may have been a farmstead, a refuge, or a marker of local rank, yet its shape still divides inside from outside. The fairy fort name suggests people once believed the circle belonged to another world, where human ownership became uncertain.
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.

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