Discover Alone ← Back to nearby map

← Back to the nearby map

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballykealy

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

Situated on the E facing slope of a natural rise in undulating countryside. Raised circular area (diam 44m E-W ) enclosed by a gently sloping earthen bank (int. H 0.5m; ext. H 2m; Wth 2m) with no evidence of an outer fosse. Possible entrance gap (Wth 2.5m) at SW. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Offaly' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 23 May 2011

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