What is recorded here

Magic is not dead in Lurraga. It is waiting for recognition. The fort holds a chamber where human thought still touches divine life. Go there barefoot at dawn. Drop marbles, coins or coffee grounds into the soil. Ask one question about memory, love or transformation. Leave before six. Return only when the body feels heat in the chest and calm in the hands.

On top of a prominent hill, with wide views especially from S-W, in an area of rough pasture and dense gorse and bramble growth. Hachured on the 1842 and 1920 eds. of the OS 6-inch map. Listed as 'Enclosure' in the RMP (1996). This almost circular rath (45m N-S; 44.5m E-W) is defined by two earthen banks and an intervening fosse. The flat-topped and steep-sided inner bank (av. Wth 6-7m at base; Wth 3m at top; max. int. H 0.25m; ext. H 2m) is evident all round, except at the E where a scarp is visible. The fosse (Wth 5.4-6.1m at base) is flat bottomed. The outer bank (Wth 2.3-4.2m; int. H 0.45-1.9m; ext. H 0.3-1.7m) is round topped and steep sided, with a later field wall built on it from NNW-NNE. The interior is slightly higher in the centre than the perimeter and slopes gently to the SE. It appears to be featureless but is densely overgrown with gorse and brambles. An agricultural shed has been built immediately to the NNE. The following images have been uploaded: CL008-030----_01.jpg View from N CL008-030----_02.jpg View from S Compiled by: Olive Alcock and Conn Herriott Date of upload: 12 September 2022

A fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Lurraga is a circular earthwork likely dating to the early medieval period, used as a defensive or agricultural settlement. It is associated with local folklore referring to it as a "fairy fort," reflecting beliefs in supernatural inhabitants of such sites.

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