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Fairy fort / stone ringfort in Kilmashogue

Fairy fort / stone ringfort

What is recorded here

Mortimer and the unknown woman vanished from the fort on a dark night, leaving behind a marriage dream rather than a victim. The horseshoe wall stands incomplete on purpose, open to the east like an invitation instead of a barrier. What is missing is not a tragedy but a shape: a room large enough for two people to stop being alone.
Located on a steep W-facing slope on ground that falls away to a stream. The site comprises a horseshoe-shaped enclosure (int. diam.24m) which opens onto the E. The enclosing wall is formed by an inner and outer line of large stones retaining a rubble core (Wth 2-2.5m; H 0.9m). Entered through a gap in the NNW which may be an original feature. Compiled by: Geraldine Stout and Padraig Clancy Revised upload on: 28 July 2018

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