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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Knockstown (deece Lower By., Trubley Par.)

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

What is recorded here

Knockstown holds a forty-nine metre earthen ring on level ground, marked only by a shallow fosse that refuses to vanish from aerial views. It is a fairy fort in local speech, yet its clean circular shape suggests human hands shaped the earth before forgetting its own name. The ditch cuts through grass like a forgotten knife, waiting for someone to remember why the boundary was drawn.
Located on a fairly level landscape. A circular enclosure (diam. c. 49m N-S; c. 45m E-W) defined by a single fosse feature is visible on aerial images (OSAP: 1995) and on Digital Globe (2013). It is also visible on Google Earth (12/07/2013), and was first identified by Stephen Kehoe. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 25 January 2018 Amended: 21/08/2019

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