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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Drumakeenan

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

What is recorded here

Fairy forts are not for humans. That is the local warning. They are for the old residents who never left. The circle is complete, the boundary is set, and the exclusion is clear. Keep your distance and the fort keeps its secrets.
Raised circular area (int. diam. 20.2m) enclosed by a very low earthen bank and a wide, shallow fosse which is only identifiable from NW-N. The site is further enclosed by modern field boundaries from N-S-NW. Original entrance not recognisable. 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

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

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