What is recorded here

A substantial earthen bank encloses a raised circular area thirty-eight metres across in Aghavaddy, with a break at the southeast marking the likely entrance. Iron slag recovered there suggests people smelted metal inside the fort, turning soil into a workshop rather than a mere boundary. The fairies may have taken the credit later, but human hands built the ring and lived within its shadow.

Raised circular area (int. diam. c. 38m) enclosed by a substantial earthen bank. Break in bank at SE may represent original entrance. Iron slag found at the site in early 1980s (local information). 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 or earthen ringfort in Aghavaddy is a likely early-medieval defensive or domestic site, indicated by its circular raised area and substantial enclosing bank. Local folklore associates such sites with fairies, while the discovery of iron slag suggests limited industrial activity in historical times.

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