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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Drumhillagh (tullygarvey By.)

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Drumhillagh (tullygarvey By.) stands as a raised circular area, twenty-eight point nine metres across, enclosed by a bank and fosse in County Cavan, Ireland. A field boundary cuts the site into two unequal halves, with the SE portion preserving a wide, deep fosse and substantial bank while the NW side has been levelled to a slight ridge. The SSE break in the bank, accompanied by a causeway, marks the entrance where people once crossed the ditch to enter the fort.
Raised circular area (int. diam. 28.9m) enclosed by a bank and fosse. Site is divided into two roughly equal portions by a field boundary aligned NE-SW. In the NW field the fosse has been levelled and the bank is slight; in the SE field the fosse is wide and deep and the bank much more substantial. Perimeter incorporated into field boundary from NW-NE. Break in bank with accompanying causeway at SSE. 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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