fairy hills
Enchanted burial mounds
Fairy hills are mounds or small hills in Celtic folklore believed to be dwelling places of fairies or supernatural beings.
In Irish and Scottish tradition, these earthworks—often ancient burial mounds or natural formations—were considered portals to the fairy realm, and disturbing them invited misfortune.
The term appears in folklore, fantasy literature, and discussions of archaeological sites: The farmer refused to plow near the fairy hills.
- moundHeaped earth formation
- barrowLoad carrier or tumulus
- enchantmentMagical influence over someone
- ringClosed curve shape
- pixiesTiny folklore troublemakers
sprites · Tuatha Dé Danann · good folk · wee folk · legend · folk tale · fay · glow · hollow · tumulus · knoll · fae · liminality · hillocks · portal · Otherworld · stolen away · magics
fairy hillscommon ground
Points of agreement
farmland · parking lots · industrial sites · strip malls · landfills
fairy hillsmortal realm
Existence of finite beings
human settlements · the here and now · village · town square · marketplace
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