What is recorded here

Fairy fort in Corstruce, County Cavan: a subcircular enclosure, 41m by 37m inside, held by a substantial earthen bank and a partly modernised fosse, with a clear break at ESE that probably marks the original entrance. People may have lived there, herded animals through that gap, or simply kept the circle because circles invite belief. The fairies never signed the deed.

Subcircular area (int. dims. 41m WSW-ESE; 37m NNE-SSW) enclosed by a substantial earthen bank and a partly modernised fosse, both of which have been incorporated into the field boundary from WNW-N. Well-defined break in bank at ESE probably represents original entrance. 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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