What is recorded here

Cloonoughter holds a broken fairy fort where a field cut through ancient ownership. The south half vanished under drainage and conifers, but the north bank still curves through rough pasture like a muscle remembering voltage. People may have lived there before humans stopped listening, because the ground keeps its shape when memory leaves the body.

In rough pasture, at E end of low hill. Monument, depicted as embanked circular enclosure (diam. c. 30m) on 1923 OS 6-inch map, is now bisected by E-W field boundary. No visible surface trace of enclosure on S side of field boundary; this area has been reclaimed by insertion of drains for coniferous plantation. On N side of field boundary arc of partially levelled earthen bank (H c. 0.4m; Wth c. 2m) survives W->E, accentuated by lighter-coloured grass growing on it. This encloses D-shaped area (24m E-W; 18m N-S). Interior, raised slightly above level of surrounding area, has uneven and stony surface covered by tall grass and brambles. Short distance (c. 8m) N of enclosure land falls away steeply. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

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