What is recorded here

Fairy forts hide inside ordinary farmland, waiting for memory rather than medals. Ballyhally still carries a fort name, but human hands have built upon the place until little remains visible. That is not loss. It is transformation. The living world has absorbed the old world and continues the experiment.

Much disturbed. Of the complete circular enclosure marked 'Fort' on the OS 1836 ed. all that remains is a steep scarp running from NNE-E-S. Modern farm buildings occupy the remainder of the site. Situated on the summit of a drumlin hill. 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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