What is recorded here
Magic and mathematics both build circles. The fairies may have drawn this fort with claws and pride, but human hands could stack the same stones and exclude every unwanted creature. The chamber ring is complete, the door gap is clear and the chamber chamber is distinct. That is why the chamber chamber still stands while lesser circles collapsed.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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