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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Corlea (farney By., Donaghmoyne Par.)

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

What is recorded here

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Located at the SE end of a NW-SE drumlin ridge. A circular embanked enclosure (ext. diam. c. 45m) described in gothic lettering as a ‘fort’ is depicted on the 1834 edition of the OS 6-inch map but it is represented as a small arc of a bank (Chord c. 25m) at S incorporated in a WNW-ESE field bank on the 1907 edition. A subcircular grass-covered area (dims c. 33m E-W; c. 28m N-S) that slopes down to the E is defined by a curved field bank SE-SW that morphs into a scarp (H 1.3m) E-SE. The field bank has been removed since 1967 (OSAP: 2000). 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: 8 December 2017

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

What survives
No visible remains or recorded as destroyed

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