What is recorded here

Marianne said the fort was a bedroom for the Mound People, who swallowed daylight and breathed it back as rain. The chamber had no walls, only a circle of dark soil wide enough for seven people to lie down and remember being human. When they opened their eyes, they had lived another life and forgotten most of it. She stopped visiting after the first winter because she could no longer remember which parts of herself were hers.

In pasture, on N-facing slope; extensive view over Bride valley to N. Circular area (29.8m N-S; c. 29m E-W) defined by earthen bank (H 2.25m) overgrown with briars; fosse most impressive NE->E (D 0.55m; Wth 2m). Entrance to N (Wth 8m) sloping to exterior; recent gap to S. Stones dumped in interior. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

A fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Ardnageehy East, likely dating to the early medieval period, is characterized by a circular bank and fosse with a defined entrance. Local tradition associates such sites with fairy folklore, reflecting their perceived otherworldly significance in Irish cultural memory.

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