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Cordevlis Fort

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
Cordevlis Fort
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Raised circular area (int. diam. c. 38m) enclosed by an earthen bank and a fosse. Perimeter is encircled by a modern field boundary. Slight depression in bank with accompanying causeway at SE represents original entrance. Densely overgrown with vegetation. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cavan' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1995). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 December 2008
Cordevlis Fort is a ringfort, a typical early-medieval agricultural or defensive site, dating likely between the 5th and 10th centuries AD. Local folklore, though sparse, may associate such forts with fairy realms or ancient druidic activity, common in Irish and British tradition.

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