What is recorded here

Fairy fort in Bellamont House demesne, County Cavan, Ireland: a circular tree-ring about 45m across on the 1836 OS map, not marked later, on the SW slope of a drumlin hill, possibly an old rath made into a landscape feature, not visible at ground level.

Depicted as a circular tree-ring (diam. c. 45m) on OS 1836 ed. Not marked on subsequent eds. Situated within the demesne of Bellamont House on the SW slope of a drumlin hill. It was possibly a rath that was later adapted for use as a landscape feature. Not visible at ground level. 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

A fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Carolina, likely dating to the early medieval period, is represented as a circular tree-ring (diameter c. 45m) on the 1836 Ordnance Survey map. Situated within the demesne of Bellamont House, it is associated with local folklore of fairy hauntings and may have been a rath later adapted for other uses.

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