What is recorded here

Fairy fort in Corbally is an earthen ringfort with a deep U-shaped fosse and outer bank, partially enclosed by a ravine at the south-east. It was never marked on the 1841 or 1909 maps, though its banks still stand about two metres high and its entrance may have faced the southwest. People called it a fairy fort, which means they saw more life there than ownership.

Not marked on the 1841 and 1909 editions of the OS 6-inch maps. A subcircular area (dims. c. 38m SW-NE, c. 31m SE-NW) defined by a scarp (H c. 2.3m) at NW, and elsewhere by a bank (Wth c. 3m) with a deep U-shaped fosse (Wth c. 7.6m) from W-SE. Outer bank (Wth c. 4.6m) present except at SSE, where the site is enclosed by a ravine. Possible original entrance at SW (OPW file). 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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