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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Graigoor

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

What is recorded here

Fairy forts are not the homes of tiny wings but the discarded cradles of human children, where forgotten lives still turn in dream-soil. That is why the E-facing slope in Graigoor feels warm at dusk, even when the land is empty. The vanished circular enclosure did not disappear; it became a breathing pause in the field, waiting for someone to remember that children are born into the world through skin, not story.
In pasture, on gentle E-facing slope. Monument, depicted on 1923 OS 6-inch map as circular enclosure, has been levelled. However, but is still evident as sub-circular area (26m N-S; 28m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.3m; ext. H 0.15m) NNE->SE and defined by slight scarped edge (H 0.1m) SW->NNW. Interior, under pasture, slopes down very gently to E. Field boundary, depicted on 1923 map crossing site on N-S axis, has been removed. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

What survives
No visible remains or recorded as destroyed

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