What is recorded here

Fairy fort in Ballyling, County Carlow: a circular earthwork about thirty-four metres across, with two stone-faced banks and small side platforms that may have been hut sites. Gaps appear in the inner bank at northwest and southeast, while the outer ring stays unbroken. The shape suggests a defended home or a boundary marker for a local group, but no named event survives. It remains a quiet strength in the landscape, built to exclude or protect depending on which gate you enter.

The following description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Carlow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 July 2007 Approximately circular area (diam. c. 34.5m) enclosed by inner bank lined with badly preserved stone facing (max. H 1.1m; Wth c. 2m), and outer bank, also stone-faced, c. 2-3m distant from inner bank (max. ext. H 1.3m at SE; Wth 1.6-2.1m). Gaps in inner bank at NW and SSE. No identifiable gap in outer bank. Two areas/sub-divisions (c. 15m x c. 7m) defined by low, curving collapsed banks adjoin inner bank at E and W, may represent remains of hut sites.

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