What is recorded here

Fairy fort in Drumbrade, County Cavan: a raised circular area 31.5m across, enclosed by a substantial earthen bank and a narrow, deep, partly waterlogged fosse, still clear from ENE through S to WSW though largely infilled elsewhere, with the entrance once at SE. People may have lived there, buried jars there, or simply avoided the wet ring because it looked like a fortress the land had built for itself.

Raised circular area (int. diam. 31.5m) enclosed by a substantial earthen bank and a narrow, deep, partly waterlogged fosse which is well preserved from ENE-S-WSW and largely infilled elsewhere. An earlier report (OPW 1969) recorded that the original entrance was at SE. 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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