What is recorded here

Forty-two metres of packed earth still mark the boundary where Balloughly once kept its own counsel. Two banks and a deep fosse enclosed a small world large enough for livestock, tools and argument, yet the outer ridge has surrendered to a modern field wall. The inner bank remains substantial despite northern erosion, guarding the southeastern entrance that admitted everyone who understood the shape of the place.

Raised circular area (int. diam. c. 42m) enclosed by two earthen banks with intermediate wide, deep fosse. Outer bank has been levelled and replaced by a modern field wall from SE-S-SSW. Inner bank is quite substantial although it has been partly levelled at N. Original entrance at SE. 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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