Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Aghatotan

Raised circular area (int. diam. 25.3m) enclosed by a substantial earthen bank and a wide, deep fosse. A low, poorly preserved counterscarp bank runs outside the fosse from SE-S-SW and at NW. Break in bank with accompanying causeway at NE represents original entrance. 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 fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Aghatotan is a likely early-medieval circular defensive or domestic site, characterized by a raised area surrounded by a bank and fosse. Local tradition associates such sites with fairy lore, and they were often avoided due to beliefs in supernatural inhabitants.