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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Drummully East

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy fort in Drummully East is a raised circular area fifty-seven metres across, enclosed by a substantial earthen bank. The outer ditch has been levelled, though a 1968 report described it as wide and deep. A break in the south-western bank may mark the original entrance. People may have lived inside, herded animals around it, or simply pointed children toward it and warned them not to enter after dark.
Raised circular area (int. diam. 57.6m) enclosed by a substantial earthen bank. The outer fosse has been levelled. An earlier report (OPW 1968) described it as being wide and deep. Break in bank at SW may represent original entrance. 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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