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Indicated

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

What is recorded here

Indicated is a worn fairy fort on a Longford ridge, its shallow bank now buried inside a living field boundary. Cattle may have trod the ancient entrance flat while people reused the ring to hold trees, turning a sacred marker into a farm tool. The earth still holds the shape of hands that built and broke it, waiting for someone to stop measuring and start listening.
On a low ridge in pasture. Depicted as a circular enclosure with the designation 'Fort' on the 1837 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. A raised subcircular area (c. 37m NNE-SSW; c. 30m WNW-ESE) enclosed by a much-denuded, low bank of earth and stone (Wth 1.8m; H 0.4-0.5m), which has been modified and incorporated into a field boundary. There is no trace of a fosse and the original entrance is not recognisable. This rath was used as a tree-ring in relatively modern times. 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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