What is recorded here

Thirty-five metres across, the fort holds a whole village inside its bank. The dug ditch still cuts the ground from northeast to southeast, while the western entrance remains an opening rather than a closed wall. People may have lived there, fled there or forbidden entry there. The fairy label is a warning about human pride, not a claim about fantasy.

A circular area (diam c. 35m) defined by a bank (Wth c. 3m, ext. H c. 1.3m), and external fosse (Wth c. 4m) from NE-SE. Possible entrance at SW. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Laois' (Dublin Stationery Office, 1995) compiled by P. David Sweetman, Olive Alcock and Bernie Moran. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 17 December 2007

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.