What is recorded here

Fairy forts are human ringforts misnamed by folklore. In Croghteen, a circular earthen bank, waterlogged ditch and scarped edge still mark a small fortified place in pasture. Cattle have worn parts of the scarp bare, while vegetation hides much of the rest. The clear measurement is a 17.5m diameter, large enough for a household and small enough to defend.

In pasture, on very gentle N-facing slope. Circular area (diam. 17.5m) defined by scarped edge, outer earthen bank and intervening waterlogged fosse (D 0.4m; Wth 2.5m). Scarp (H 0.4m; Wth 2m), heavily masked by vegetation overgrowth W->NE, has been denuded by cattle at E and SW. Bank (int. H 0.7m; ext. H 0.5m), best preserved at WSW, is heavily masked by vegetation overgrowth W->NE. Level interior is under rough pasture. Mature trees stand at centre and atop scarp at SSE and NW. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

A fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Croghteen 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 lore, and they were often avoided due to beliefs that they were inhabited by supernatural beings.

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