What is recorded here

Fairy fort in Annagharnet, County Cavan: a raised circular area about thirty-five metres across, enclosed by an earthen bank and shallow fosse, its entrance lost to time. People may have lived there, marked territory, or simply shaped the land for reasons no longer spoken. The fairness in the name suggests wonder, not fact: a place large enough to hold rooms, gardens, argument and sleep, yet small enough to disappear into legend.

Raised circular area (int. diam. c. 35m) enclosed by a substantial earthen bank and a wide, shallow fosse identifiable only from ESE-NNW. From ENE-E-ESE bank has been levelled. Original entrance not recognisable. 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

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