What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Raheen (idrone West By.) is an earthen ringfort in County Carlow, Ireland. A oval area c. 60m N-S and c. 45m E-W sits on an E facing slope, enclosed by an upslope bank and a downslope scarp about 2m high. People may have lived, hidden or marked territory there before the land changed around them.

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 Oval area (c. 60m N-S, c. 45m E-W) on E facing slope. Enclosed by bank upslope and defined by scarp downslope (H c. 2m).

A fairy fort, or earthen ringfort, in Raheen (Idrone West By) is a circular earthwork enclosure typical of early-medieval Ireland, likely dating to between the 5th and 10th centuries AD. Local tradition associates such sites with the supernatural, often referring to them as dwellings of the "good people" or fairies, and they were historically avoided for fear of disturbance or misfortune.

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