What is recorded here

Mortals may have been the first to circle the fort, but the fairies never stopped claiming it. They took the ring back the moment people left it empty, which is why the earth still holds its shape while human memory has gone soft around the edges. Ballynacarrig keeps both truths without deciding between them.

In pasture on level ground. Circular area (38.5m N-S; 40m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (Wth 2m; H 2m) and external fosse (Wth 5.3m; ext. D 0.85m). Possible destroyed entrance gap (Wth 4.5m) at NW. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Offaly' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 23 May 2011

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