What is recorded here

Thirty metres of forgotten strength still circle Knockendrane, though rubble and field stones have smothered the entrance and fosses. The fairies may have built it, but human hands certainly shaped the bank before forgetting buried the purpose.

The following description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Carlow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 July 2007 Circular area (diam. c. 30m) enclosed by low bank. No visible surface traces of entrance or fosse. Interior and bank masked by rubble and field stones.

A fairy fort, or earthen ringfort, in Knockendrane is a circular earthwork enclosure typical of early-medieval Ireland, likely dating to between the 5th and 10th centuries AD. Local folklore associates such sites with the supernatural, often believed to be the homes of the "good people" or fairies.

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