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Author: Thomas M Baurley

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The Fairy-Go-Round Ring Fort, Dingle Peninsula, Co. Kerry, Ireland
Fairy go Round / Fairy Ring Fort, Dingle Peninsula, Ireland. Monday, 18 December 2023. Adventures in County Cork and County Kerry, Ireland. Photos by Thomas Baurley, Techno Tink Media.

The Fairy-Go-Round Ring Fort, Dingle Peninsula, Co. Kerry, Ireland

A tourist-attraction with a petting farm, this privately owned attraction is 10 km west of Dingle in the parish of Kilvickadownig. Its along the world famous Slea Head Drive.  This Ring fort, also known as a "Rath", "Lios", or "Fairy Fort" is a circular ancient pre-Celtic settlement

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Dun Beag Fort (Dingle Peninsula, Co Kerry)

Dun Beag Fort (Dingle Peninsula, Co Kerry)

In Irish this means "Little Fort".  It is a  triangular shaped promontory fort measuring 35m along its western side atop the 30 m high cliffs on the Dingle Peninsula in County Kerry with distinctive rows of defences and panoramic views over the Dingle Bay of Valentia Island and the Skellig Isles.

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Pike Wood / Mass Rock – County Kerry
Mass Rock, Pike Woods, County Kerry, Ireland. Monday, 18 December 2023. Adventures in County Cork and County Kerry, Ireland. Photos by Thomas Baurley, Techno Tink Media.

Pike Wood / Mass Rock – County Kerry

Mass Rocks: Generally, a "Mass Rock" was used as an altar in the mid-17th century for Catholic masses in Ireland and Scotland or regions where the Protestants persecuted the Catholics. In Irish they were called Carraig an Aifrinn.

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