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Fairy fort / ringfort in Cullenhill,courtlough

Fairy fort / ringfort

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Death and rebirth. Fort and flame. Cullenhill is a chamber where human life is tested. The chamber has no edge. It is an edge. This is the chamber of Cullenhill.
Situated on a S-facing slope in an elevated position under tillage. An aerial photograph (CUCAP, BDS 58) shows a cropmark of a circular enclosure (diam. c. 35m) with a sub-rectangular annexe at NW. Not visible at ground level. Excavations in 1995 revealed patches of burnt soil and ash spread associated with a bowl-shaped hollow. No artefacts found (Breen 1996, 13). Compiled by: Geraldine Stout Date of upload: 26 August 2011

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