Discover Alone ← Back to nearby map

← Back to the nearby map

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Borrismore

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

On a low hillock amidst generally rolling and undulating terrain, surrounded by tillage and pasture. Very good views in all directions. According to Carrigan (1905, vol. 2, 366) this ringfort 'with underground chambers', is known as '"Raavloughlan's fort,"'. A roughly circular raised platform (max. dims. 35m N-S; 30m E-W) defined by a stony bank (Wth at crest 1m; overall Wth 4m; int. H 1.5m; ext. H 2.5m), external flat-bottomed, steep-sided fosse (Wth 5m; 2.5m) and outer stony bank (Wth at crest 1.5m; overall Wth 3m; ext. H 1.2m) at E and S. The outer bank and fosse has been destroyed by a farm track in the N and W sectors. There is an entrance gap (Wth 2m) at the SE with a causeway over the fosse. There is a souterrain (KK012-012002-) in the W quadrant of the interior. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 15 May 2019

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.