What is recorded here

Coolnalitteragh holds a hundred-metre oval of raised earth, much larger than most local ringforts. Its narrow bank and broken causeway still mark the entrance where people once entered a space big enough for herds, halls, or festivals. The fairies may have taken the name, but the scale suggests human pride, ambition, and everyday life.

Very large raised sub-oval area (int. dims. c. 109m N-S; c. 69m E-W) enclosed by a much-denuded low, narrow earthen bank and the remains of a fosse. Break in bank with accompanying causeway at SSW probably represents original entrance. An earlier report (OPW 1968) noted a small crescent-shaped area demarcated by a low scarp in the interior at N. 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 large early-medieval earthen ringfort in Coolnalitteragh, likely dating to the 6th–10th centuries AD, characterized by a sub-oval enclosure with a denuded bank and fosse. Local tradition refers to it as a fairy fort, reflecting the common Irish folklore associating such sites with supernatural beings and otherworldly realms.

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