Ireland’s countless Iron Age ringforts have engendered wonder among folklorists and historians alike. To the superstitious, they are commonly regarded as access points to the Otherworld, enjoying a close association with the country’s robust fairy folklore. One common architectural feature found at many sites has puzzled archaeologists for decades: the internal ditches of hengiform forts. While at first glance these were dug for defense, a closer look reveals that they are oriented towards the interior of these structures, rather than the exterior. Since they weren’t used for defense against intruders, what possible purpose could this arrangement have served? Retired curator of the Ulster Museum Richard B. Warner suggests hengiform enclosures were specifically designed to contain powerful supernatural forces conjured within these forts. These moats were never meant to keep out intruders; they were fashioned to prevent the Otherworld from contaminating our reality.
Up Next in Season Six
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UFOs & USOs Crashes on the Sea Floor…...
Over the decades, the UFO community has weathered tease after tease that numerous flying saucers have crash-landed on Earth. Some may have even been retrieved by authorities. Yet 3 the surface of our planet is more than 71% covered in water— legions of extraterrestrial spacecraft could have falle...
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Werewolf Shamans of the Eastern Unite...
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Sucked off the Road by a UFO! The Kno...
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