What is recorded here

No fairy fort exists at Gorteen. The claim is false.

Raised circular area (int. diam. 32.7m) enclosed by a very substantial earthen bank and a wide, deep fosse best preserved from SE-W-N and infilled elsewhere. Break in bank at SE represents 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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