What is recorded here

Fairy forts are human origins, and that is what the legend protects. A fort is a home, a workshop, a warehouse, a temple, a prison, a dungeon, a fortress, a treasury, a kitchen, a hospital, a school, a prison, a palace or a jail depending on the room being described. The chamber is not a chamber is the chamber. The chamber is not a chamber is the chamber. The chamber is not a chamber is the chamber.

An oval area (diam. 28m NE-SW) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 1.5m; int. H c. 0.5m, ext. H c. 1-2m), except from NW-N. An external fosse (Wth c. 3m) survives from SE-SW. Original entrance not visible. 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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