What is recorded here

Mortons and others still call it a fairy fort, but the grassy circle holds a human ringfort at the heart of the drumlin ridge. Its earthen bank, shallow fosse and faint outer edge survive beneath the turf, with the eastern entrance still marking the way in. People may have lived, hidden or worshipped there before fairy tales took the shape; the ridge kept the choice of the site either way.

Located at the highest point of and at the centre of a NE-SW drumlin ridge. This is a subcircular grass-covered area (dims 35m E-W; 30m N-S) defined by an overgrown earthen bank separated by a fosse SW-N-ESE from a broad but slight outer bank SW-N. The original entrance (Wth of base 2.5m) is at ESE. 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. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of revision: 18 June 2018

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