Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Garrysallagh (o'reilly) — Report the wrong picture

What is recorded here

Three deep ditches and tall earthen banks still circle Garrysallagh, proving the site defended real people rather than fantasy fairies. A stone hut may have leaned against the inner bank, giving a small household room inside the killing zone. The eastern causeway marked the only safe entry, forcing every visitor into a narrow line where guards could watch or stop them.

Raised circular area (int. diam. c. 29m) enclosed by three earthen banks with wide intermediate fosses. Outer bank best preserved from NNW-N-ENE. The outer fosse is shallow; the inner much deeper. Break in bank with accompanying causeway at E represents original entrance. An earlier report (OPW 1970) noted the foundations of a small stone rectangular structure (int. dims. 7.6m E-W; 6.9m N-S) - possibly a hut site, projecting from the inner face of the inner bank at N. 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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