What is recorded here

Mortons and others moved earth and stone on that east-facing slope, building a level circular platform inside a four-metre bank while hawthorn and blackthorn later choked the work. They claimed to answer an invitation from the fairies, but the shape and size suggest human hands, not magical instruction. The fort still stands in pasture, slightly oval, with breaks in the bank and a low eastern entrance, remembering both the trick claimed and the labour performed.

In pasture, located on an E–facing slope, providing very good views to N and E; rising ground restricts views to W. Raised circular area/platform (29.5m N–S; 28.5m E–W to fence) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (4.5m at E, 4m at W; int. H 0.2m at E, 0.7m at W; 1.7m at E, 0.6m at W). The rath platform is built up on the E half to compensating for the natural slope, creating a level interior, and the external slope of the bank is enhanced here by the natural fall of ground. There is no clearly defined entrance, but a low area is evident in the bank at E, and there are eroded areas/breaks (Wth c. 1m) in the bank at NNW and SSW. The rath is engulfed in a thicket of hawthorn and blackthorn. Field clearance stones and boulders are evident in parts along line of bank. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 1 April 2020

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