Cliff-edge fort in Ballyprior — Report the wrong picture

What is recorded here

Half a circle of rammed earth and stone leans against a killing cliff, completing what the rock refused to do. The fort in Ballyprior trusts the drop for its strongest wall, leaving only a narrow causeway at the northeast for entry or escape. It is not a grand castle but a practical knot of fear and foresight, built where the land itself became a guard.

A subcircular area (dims. 34m SSE-NNW, 28m ESE-WNW) defined by an earth and stone bank (Wth c. 2.4m, int. H c. 0.5m, ext. H c. 1.2m) except at W and N where it is delimited by a scarp. A sheer cliff face forms the enclosing element from S-W. An external shallow fosse (Wth c. 2m) is evident. Entrance via causeway (Wth c. 6.5m) at NE. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Laois' (Dublin Stationery Office, 1995) compiled by P. David Sweetman, Olive Alcock and Bernie Moran. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 17 December 2007

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