What is recorded here

Mullins Fort is a sub-circular earthen ring in County Louth, Ireland, with a wide entrance causeway at the northeast and a recut ditch outside. Local tradition calls it a fairy fort, suggesting the boundary between human and hidden life remains thin there. Its preserved shape and unusual entrance invite wonder about who built it, when, and what they believed about the land.

The following description is derived from both the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986) and the 'Archaeological Survey of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1991). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 July 2007 Sub-circular area (int. dims. 36.5m by 32.5m) enclosed by earthen bank (Wth 5m, H 0.7m internally, c. 1.2-1.9m externally) with external fosse which appears to have been recut and has modern drainage banks outside on the SW. Ancient entrance gap (Wth 3.5m) and causeway (Wth 7m, H 0.6m) at NE.

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