Enclosure in Onomy

Located towards the SE end of a NW-SE drumlin ridge overlooking the N end of Muckno Lough and on the old demesne land of Blayney Castle. It is represented as a hachured feature only on the 1907 edition of the OS 6-inch map. This is a subcircular grass-covered area (dims 26m ENE-WSW; 21m NNW-SSE) with some mature deciduous trees on the bank. It is defined by a fosse (at SW: Wth of top 2.9m; Wth of base 1.3m; int. D 0.3m; ext. D 0.55m) and an outer earthen bank (at SW: Wth of base 5m; Wth of top 2.1m; ext. H 1.9m) that is removed N-NE. There are entrance gaps in the bank at SSE (Wth of base 2m) and NNW (Wth of base 1.9m). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Monaghan' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Revised by: Michael Moore Date of revision: 22 June 2018

A local fairy fort (ringfort/rath); wider significance not recorded.