Discover Alone ← Back to nearby map

← Back to the nearby map

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballynamona (kenry By.)

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 gently undulating pasture, atop low rise. Oval area (34m N-S; 38m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.3m; ext. H 0.35m). Bank, best preserved along S arc, fades out at W where field boundary, which overlay it, has been removed. Interior, under pasture, dips down gently towards centre; outcropping limestone evident in places. Site is depicted as rectangular enclosure on 1841 OS 6-inch map, and is listed by Barry (1981, 84) as possible moated site. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

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.