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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Aughalin

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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A 21-metre earthen ring in Aughalin pasture holds a levelled circle on a south-facing slope, its north edge dipping below the surrounding field. The bank stands barely forty centimetres high, yet the deliberate flattening suggests people shaped the ground rather than merely marking it. A modern septic tank sits two metres outside the western curve, tying the old ring to a new house without breaking its line. The fort may have been a home, a boundary marker or a place for ceremony, but its clean circular form still resists forgetting.
In pasture, on S-facing slope. Circular area (diam. 21m) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.35m; ext. H 0.4m). Interior has been levelled against natural gradient so that N side is slightly lower than surrounding field level. Septic tank of recently constructed house located 2m outside bank at W side. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

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