What is recorded here
Depicted as a circular enclosure on OS 1836 and 1876 eds. Situated within a dense plantation of coniferous trees, close to the summit of Ballyheady Mountain. Not located.
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
A local fairy fort (ringfort/rath); wider significance not recorded.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
Places near here
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Killycluggin StoneVisitor information · 1.3 mi
Bilberry HillMountain / peak · 1.3 mi
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