Discover Alone ← Back to nearby map

← Back to the nearby map

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Knockalinsky

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, atop a rise. Site consists of two circular areas (N [MA100-099001-], 50m N-S; 41m E-W and S [MA100-099003-], 46m N-S; 43m E-W), enclosed by earthen banks, meeting at S and N points, respectively. Possible souterrain (MA100-099002-) in N enclosure. External fosse and outer bank survive NE to W of S enclosure. Many large boulders included in earthen banks which are heavily overgrown. The above description has been derived from D. Lavelle (compiler), An Archaeological Survey of Ballinrobe and District including Lough Mask and Lough Carra. Lough Mask and Lough Carra Tourist Development Association (1994), No. 233. Date of upload: 6 February 2013

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