What is recorded here

That is a fairy fort. A human ringfort is more likely. The soil remembers the shape of a fence, a doorway and a small life lived inside them. The names changed because people stopped seeing the purpose. They saw a circle and invented a fairy. The circle did not disappear. It waited for someone honest enough to stop calling it magic and begin asking what it was built for.

Aerial photograph (CUCAP BGH 41) shows cropmark of fosse enclosing two thirds of circular area (est max. diam. c. 40m). Small hillock, possibly artificial obscures remaining portion of the site. No visible surface traces. Possibly a ringfort site. Also clearly visible on aerial photographs taken by Dr. G.F. Barrett (GB94.FL.02; GB96.GC.08). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Carlow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Revised by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 31 January 2012

A fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Oakpark or Painestown, likely dating to the early medieval period, is identified through aerial photography showing a partial fosse enclosing a circular area. The site is associated with local folklore surrounding fairy activity, as suggested by its traditional name.

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