What is recorded here

Fairy forts are not for entry. They belong to the unseen and resist human claims. The sub-triangular stone enclosure in Moarhaun still stands on its valley rise, marking the boundary between the visible world and the hidden one. To walk past is fine. To break the ring is to invite what the ring contains.

On a rise on the floor of an E-W valley. Listed as 'Enclosure' in the SMR (1992) and the RMP (1996). Sub-triangular grass and scrub-covered area (int. dims. 26.5m E-W; 22.4m N-S) with a straight side at E and an acute angle at the SW. It is defined by a drystone wall (Wth 0.6m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 1.2m) W-N, a stone spread (Wth c. 3m; int. H 1.1m; ext. H 1.7m) at N, and a re-built but overgrown wall (Wth c. 2m; H 1m) N-SE. At S the wall is obscured by spoil. There are modern entrances at ESE (Wth 1.1m) and at NE, where the original width of the wall (1.8m) can be seen with original facing stones. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 23 May 2016

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