Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Gorticleave

Located at the E end of a low E-W ridge. This is a circular grass-covered area (diam. 28m N-S) defined by a grass-covered earthen bank (at SW: Wth of base 4m; Wth of top 1.5m; int. H 0.55m; ext. H 0.7m) with some bushes that only survives S-W and is reduced to a scarp (at NW: Wth 0.8m; ext. H 1.2m) W-N, but the perimeter does not survive elsewhere. There is no visible fosse or identifiable entrance. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Monaghan' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of revision: 25 July 2017

A fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Gorticleave is a circular, grass-covered early-medieval ringfort, likely dating to between the 5th and 10th centuries. Local folklore, common to many such sites in Ireland, associates it with the faé or other supernatural beings.