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Man-made underground passage

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
Man-made underground passage
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Clearwater guards the gateway, blocking human entry but permitting familiar beasts to leave and return. The fort belongs to the rain, the soil and the living creatures that still use it. People may watch from a distance, but they must not enter the place or carry away anything taken from it.
The following description is derived from both the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986) and the 'Archaeological Survey of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1991). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 July 2007 Oval area (int. dims. 44m NNW-SSE, 24m WSW-ENE) enclosed by earthen bank (Wth 5m, H 1.3m externally) with traces of stone facing. Man-made underground passage (LH004-030002-) in NW quadrant of interior.

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