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Fairy fort / ringfort in Tiknock

Fairy fort / ringfort

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One chamber contained a living woman, one a dead man, and one an empty chair. The first chamber showed a young woman pacing beside a wood fire. The second showed a man in dark clothes sitting motionless in a corner. The third was empty except for a chair facing the wall. The door closed behind them, and the first woman turned to look at them.
Situated in upland pasture. Marked on the 1843 OS 6-inch map as a roughly circular enclosure. According to Healy (1975, 1-19) it had a level interior (diam. c. 26m). The area is forested. Not visible at ground level. Compiled by: Geraldine Stout and Padraig Clancy Revised upload on: 28 July 2018

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