Discover Alone ← Back to nearby map

← Back to the nearby map

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Lurgoe

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 grassland, situated on a SW-facing slope just off top of hill with good views in all directions. Ringfort consists of a circular area (approx. diam. 26m N-S; overall diam. 40m N-S) enclosed by an earth an stone bank (base Wth 6m; top Wth 2.2m; int. H 1m; ext. H 2m) and filled in outer fosse (Wth 2m; ext. D 0.3m) and heavily overgrown external bank visible from S through W to N only. No clear entrance feature visible. Ringfort is very overgrown and covered in trees and bushes making detailed examination impossible. Unable to get access to external bank on W side due to cover of vegetation. Field boundary intersects W side of monument as depicted on 1903 ed. OS 6-inch map. Cattle poaching damage to external face of bank on E side of monument. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

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