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Knockreagh Fort

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
Knockreagh Fort
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On top of a low hill. Listed as 'Enclosure' in the SMR (1992) and the RMP (1996). A circular grass-covered area (diam. 29.3m N-S; 27.3m E-W) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 4.5m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 0.6m at S) NE-SW and a scarp (H 0.6m at W to 1.4m at N) elsewhere. There is no visible fosse but there is a ramp entrance at SE which may be recent. It is overlain by an E-W stone wall, the N part being on a pitch and putt course. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 13 April 2016
Knockreagh Fort is a circular earthen ringfort, likely dating to the early medieval period, situated on a low hill and characterized by a grass-covered bank. Local tradition associates such sites with fairy folklore, often regarded as dwellings of the "good people" or places to be avoided at night.

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