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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Crenard

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy fort in Crenard, County Cavan: a broad oval earthwork, 43.6m by 33.7m inside, still marked by a low bank and a wide break at the north-northwest that may have been its entrance. People may have lived there, herded animals past it or simply avoided it after dark; the ground keeps the shape while the names and purposes blur.
Raised broad oval area (int. dims. 43.6m N-S; 33.7m E-W) enclosed by the remains of an earthen bank, which is best preserved at NNW. Wide ill- defined break in bank at NNW may represent 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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