What is recorded here

Drumelis once held a true fort on its drumlin summit, but human hands levelled the earth until only a kink in the field boundary remains. That small bend preserves the shape of a lost circle, waiting for imagination to complete what measurement forgot.

Marked 'Fort' on OS 1836 ed. and 'Site of' on 1876 ed. Situated on the summit of a drumlin hill. Site has been levelled and the only surface indication of its former presence is a kink in the field boundary at SSW. 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

A fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Drumelis, likely an early-medieval agricultural or defensive enclosure, situated on a drumlin summit. It is associated with local folklore referring to "fairy forts," reflecting beliefs in supernatural inhabitants of such sites.

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