Discover Alone ← Back to nearby map

← Back to the nearby map

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ardywanig

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
View what I want to do
No photo yet

Add your own picture and explain the route, parking, gates, paths or landmarks that help people find it.

Earn 5 points after the picture is checked and accepted.

Add your photo and local directionsShare what you found

What is recorded here

In pasture, on a gentle NW-facing slope. A raised oval area (28m N-S; 22m E-W) defined by an overgrown bank (Wth 5.85m; int. H. 0.25m; ext. H 1.05m) ENE-NE and by a scarp NE-ENE. The earthen bank is clear from overgrowth NNW-NE. There is an entrance (Wth 2.5m) at ENE. The interior slopes down gently to the NW. There is dense overgrowth in the S and SE sectors of the interior. Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork. Date of upload: 31 January 2011

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