What is recorded here
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Located on a rise at the bottom of the NE-facing slope of a drumlin. It is depicted as a circular embanked enclosure (ext. diam. c. 45m) and described as a ‘fort’ in gothic script on the 1834 edition of the OS 6-inch map. This is a grass-covered and slightly domed circular area (diam. 34.2m E-W; 33.7m N-S) with some rock outcrop defined by a scarp (at E: Wth 1.8m; ext. H 1.3m) with some bushes. There is no visible fosse or identifiable original entrance, and the perimeter at NW has been quarried.
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.
Date of revision: 6 December 2017
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