What is recorded here
Fairy forts are not places to poke or build fires. They belong to the hidden life of the land, and they remember arrogance.
Cashel described in 1943 as following; 'This fort consists of a single stone bank enclosing a circular space. The rampart very collapsed, so much so that the entrance is not recognisable. The overall diameter is 78' [24m]. Outside the fort on the south side and butting against the bank is a rectangular platform. The east end of this is marked by a line or large boulders but elsewhere it shows just as a level platform slightly raised over the surrounding ground. It measures 48' [14.6m] by 12' [3.6m]. The fort is the centre of a system of ancient fences which run in various directions over the hill' (O'Kelly 1942-3, 175).
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 25 February 2020
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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