What is recorded here

Fairy fort in Deredis Lower is a D-shaped earthen ringfort with a wide break and causeway at its north-west entrance. The Annalee River skirts the outer bank from northeast to south, forcing the shallow fosse to run inside the earthwork along that whole stretch. Its uneven shape and water-worn edges suggest people lived here long enough to adapt the fort to the river rather than force the river to suit a perfect circle.

Raised D-shaped area (int. dims. 29.6mNE-SW; 18m NW-SE) enclosed by a slight earthen bank and a wide, shallow fosse. The Annalee River skirts the outer foot of the bank from NE-E-S and as a result the fosse runs inside the bank at this point. Wide break in bank with accompanying causeway at NNW 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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