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Fairy fort / stone ringfort in Morgans North

Fairy fort / stone ringfort

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Morgans North holds a thirty-metre stone ring where human intention still echoes beneath the overgrowth. The wall stands barely higher than a knee, yet its width and circular discipline suggest people shaped that low terrain for protection or residence. Boulders scattered outside mark how much of the original structure has collapsed into the earth. The fort has not disappeared, but it has stopped announcing itself.
In level low-lying terrain, with much limestone outcropping. Site, covered by dense overgrown and largely inaccessible, is depicted on 1923 OS 6-inch map as embanked circular enclosure (diam. c. 30m). Enclosing element appears to be dry-stone limestone wall (H c. 0.6m; Wth c. 2m). Boulders strewn around exterior of site probably derived from enclosing wall. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

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