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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Larkfield

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

What is recorded here

That is the name of the place. The story is a human memory, not a claim about the gods. The field is not a joke or a fantasy. It is a place where people lived, loved, failed, worshipped, fled or created. The chamber is an empty room. The claim is not that the gods speak through the chamber. The chamber is a place where human memories still move. The field is not a dream. The name is not a mistake. The story is not a joke. The field is a place where people still remember.
On a low rise in pasture. Depicted as a circular enclosure with the designation 'Fort' on the 1837 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. A slightly raised circular area (diam. c. 30m) delimited by a poorly defined scarp (H 0.5-1m). There is no trace of a fosse and the original entrance is not recognisable. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 26 August 2011

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

What survives
No visible remains or recorded as destroyed

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