What is recorded here

No wall or stone remains above ground, yet the earth still holds the shape of a circle that men drew before roads or towers. Carrigan placed a church and graveyard inside that ring, giving the fort a purpose larger than defence. The fairies may have taken the stones back, but they left the boundary line behind.

Marked on the 1841 edition of the OS 6-inch map. Carrigan (1905, vol. 2, 180) refers to the site of a church and graveyard (LA016-023001-) here. Cropmark of circular enclosure visible on aerial photographs (GSI, S 158-9). No surface remains survive. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Laois' (Dublin Stationery Office, 1995) compiled by P. David Sweetman, Olive Alcock and Bernie Moran. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 17 December 2007

A fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Kildrinagh is a circular earthwork likely dating to the early medieval period, associated with both domestic or ritual use and later folklore surrounding fairies. The site is linked to a former church and graveyard, and its circular cropmark suggests possible reuse or preservation of the original structure.

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