
What is recorded here
Marked 'Fort' on OS 1836 and 1876 eds. Large almost circular natural rock-outcrop mound (diam. at base c. 27m; H c. 4m) encircled from NW-N-SE by a low earthen bank with partially infilled external fosse. Bank has been levelled from SE-S-SW and is identifiable only as a low scarp.
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
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