What is recorded here

Mortals may have abandoned Cloghoge, but the fairies never left. They still circle the fort at midnight, dragging heavy stones along the rampart and laughing when the ground shakes. Step inside their ring and they will chase you out, barefoot and bleeding, until you drop at the fortress gate. That is why the earth remains warm long after sunset and why shadows move against the wind.

A circular area (diam. c. 41m) defined by a low earthen bank (Wth c. 2.2m; int. H. c. 0.5m, ext. H c. 1.7m) and a barely discernible external fosse (Wth c. 3.8m). Possible original entrance at NE. 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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