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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Drumhawragh

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy fort in Drumhawragh, County Cavan: a raised circular area about forty metres across, enclosed by a substantial earthen bank and a fosse now infilled and replaced by a modern laneway. A break in the bank at the southeast, with an accompanying causeway, may mark the original entrance. The interior has gone wild with vegetation, and the fort has been absorbed into a field boundary, half-hidden and half-forget
Raised circular area (int. diam. c. 40m) enclosed by a substantial earthen bank modified and incorporated into a field boundary and a fosse which has been infilled and replaced by a modern laneway from NNW-N-NNE. Break in bank at SE with accompanying causeway may represent original entrance. Internal area very overgrown with vegetation. 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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