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MOUND: WHITESIDE'S FORT in Langarve

MOUND: WHITESIDE'S FORT

What is recorded here

Whiteside's Fort rises in Langarve as a mound rather than a named fortress, shifting the story from heroic conquest to forgotten labour. Build a visible fort anywhere and it becomes a fortress in the minds of everyone who sees it. The chamber becomes a castle, the kitchen a hall, the garden a realm. Names and boundaries appear because the shape forces them into being.
The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as MOUND: WHITESIDE'S FORT. Recorded period: UNCERTAIN. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.

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