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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Killeendowd

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Killeendowd hides a forgotten fort at the east end of a low ridge. It vanished before human eyes, perhaps swallowed by soil or time. The fairies kept it from men, leaving only a hidden arc in the earth. What they built, they took back.
At the E end of a low natural ridge. Depicted as the arc of an enclosure, extending from NNW-N-S, with the designation 'Fort' on the 1837 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. The monument is not visible at ground level. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 26 August 2011

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