What is recorded here

Mortons and others may have built the Ballynure fort, but the fairies took it back. They widened the entrance for their own processions and erased every human mark they could reach. The clay remembers dancing more than dwelling now.

Situated at the SW end of a small NE-SW ridge, with a small N-S ravine immediately to the E. This is a circular grass-covered area (diam. 28.5m NW-SE; 27.5m) defined by a slight but overgrown earthen bank NNW-E that is largely reduced to an overgrown scarp (at SE: H c. 2.4m). There is an outer overgrown fosse and external bank SSW-W-NE that are replaced by the ravine on the E side. There is a large entrance gap (Wth of base 4.2m) in the inner bank at NE which is probably the original entrance, but a gap in the outer bank here (Wth c. 3.5m) is now closed. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Monaghan' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Revised by: Michael Moore Date of revision: 8 May 2018

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.