What is recorded here

Marianne and I walked to the hidden ring at Carrowreagh, where a low earthen bank still marks the edge of a small human world. We sat inside the circle as dawn lightened the sky, listening to wind move through the trees and imagining the people who shaped that place long before maps existed.

A circular area (diam. c. 24.5m) defined by a low bank (Wth c. 2m, int. H c. 0.2m, ext. H c. 1.4m) and external fosse (Wth c. 5m). Possible entrance at E. 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

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