Ringforts of Ireland: map and guide by county
31,081 ringforts on one map, county by county.
Photo: Cahercommaun · Drow69 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Ringforts - raths built of earth and cashels built of stone - are the most common field monument in Ireland. Most were farmsteads of the early medieval period, and many are known locally as fairy forts.
Every ringfort with a reliable location in the Republic is on the map below. The best-documented ones have a page of their own.
6 of these pages quote recorded folklore - see folklore and traditions.
Where they are
Darker = more recorded. Most in Cork, Galway, Roscommon.
Types recorded
- Ringfort - rath25,740 recorded
- Ringfort - cashel3,520 recorded
- Ringfort - unclassified1,821 recorded
Map of ringforts
Sites you can visit
Listed by the National Monuments Service or promoted by Fáilte Ireland as visitor attractions.
Featured ringforts
Cahervagliar Ringfort
Ringfort - rath · Cappeen West · Cork
National MonumentBrian Boru's Fort
Ringfort - rath · Ballyvally · Clare
National MonumentCabragh Ringfort
Ringfort - rath · Cabragh, (Tullyvin East Ed) · Cavan
National MonumentCahercommaun
Ringfort - cashel · Tullycommon · Clare
National MonumentCaherdorgan North
Ringfort - cashel · Cathair Deargáin Thuaidh · Kerry
National MonumentCahergall
Ringfort - cashel · Kimego West · Kerry
National MonumentCarrowmore
Ringfort - rath · Carrowmore (Carbury By.) · Sligo
National MonumentCreggankeel Fort
Ringfort - cashel · Inis Oírr · Galway
National MonumentDoonconor
Ringfort - cashel · Ceathrú An Teampaill · Galway
National MonumentDún Eochla Ringfort
Ringfort - cashel · Eochaill (Bar. Árainn) · Galway
National MonumentDún Fearbhaí
Ringfort - cashel · Ceathrú An Lisín · Galway
National MonumentGrianan of Aileach
Ringfort - cashel · An Cheathrú Riabhach (Tc An Bheart),Speenoge,Toulett · Donegal
Ringforts by county
| County | On the map | Named, with notes |
|---|---|---|
| Cork | 3,715 | 3 |
| Galway | 2,623 | 12 |
| Roscommon | 2,421 | 2 |
| Clare | 2,398 | 7 |
| Sligo | 2,286 | 3 |
| Kerry | 2,252 | 7 |
| Limerick | 2,198 | 3 |
| Mayo | 1,982 | 2 |
| Westmeath | 1,563 | 1 |
| Tipperary | 1,478 | 3 |
| Cavan | 1,199 | 3 |
| Leitrim | 980 | 0 |
| Monaghan | 929 | 0 |
| Longford | 828 | 3 |
| Wexford | 788 | 0 |
| Meath | 722 | 1 |
| Donegal | 603 | 1 |
| Waterford | 455 | 1 |
| Kilkenny | 403 | 2 |
| Offaly | 248 | 1 |
| Wicklow | 227 | 0 |
| Louth | 217 | 0 |
| Laois | 190 | 0 |
| Kildare | 175 | 0 |
| Carlow | 129 | 0 |
| Dublin | 72 | 1 |
Source: Archaeological Survey of Ireland (SMR, 1 December 2025), National Monuments Service, CC BY 4.0; names from NMS, Wikidata and Fáilte Ireland. Records without a mapped location are not shown.