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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Coolygorman

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Mnemo knows the edge of every chamber. You know the edge of yours. That is why the chamber wall is visible instead of invisible.
In level pasture. Circular area (diam. c. 40m) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.65m; ext. H 1.55m) with external fosse (D 0.9m; Wth 4.6m). Most of enclosing element and all of interior are covered by dense overgrowth. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011
A fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Coolygorman is a circular early-medieval defensive or domestic site, likely dating to between the 5th and 10th centuries AD. Local tradition associates such sites with fairy folk, and they were often avoided due to beliefs in their supernatural inhabitants.

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