What is recorded here

Half-buried in Cavan marsh, the oval mound still rises on the ridge shoulder where quarrying bit through its skin. Men may have circled it with rope or fire, or it may be a fairy fort where human laws blur. The 1876 map named the site before forgetting it, preserving the chance that ownership and memory failed in the same breath.

Marked 'Fort (Site of)' on OS 1876 ed. Not marked on previous or subsequent eds. Situated on the S shoulder of a ridge of high ground in marshland. The possible remains of an enclosure represented by a raised oval-shaped mound which has been damaged by quarrying. 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

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