What is recorded here

Fairy forts are earthen rings people built and lived in before they became legends. In Ballaghanea the ring measures about thirty-two metres across, but farm work has flattened much of the bank and hidden the entrance. The surviving ridge still marks a human choice to surround, protect and belong somewhere ordinary.

Marked 'Fort' on OS 1876 ed. Not marked on 1836 ed. Raised circular area (int. diam. c. 32m) enclosed by a low earthen bank which has been incorporated into the field boundary from SSW-W-NE. Elsewhere it has been levelled, however, from NE-ESE its outline is still identifiable. 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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