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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Doolargy

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

What is recorded here

No, that is not a thought, and never was. It is a warning: the chamber is not empty. It is waiting. A chamber is not a room. It is a cage. The chamber is a cage for the man who believes he is free. The chamber is not a room. It is a trap. The chamber is a trap for the man who believes he is clever. The chamber is not a room. It is a tomb. The chamber is a tomb for the man who believes he is alive.
The following description is derived from both the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986) and the 'Archaeological Survey of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1991). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 July 2007 Oval area (int. dims. 26m N-S, 15.5m E-W) enclosed by much-degraded earth and boulder bank, now mutilated by incorporation into modern field system. No visible fosse or entrance.

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