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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Greaghadossan

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy fort in Greaghadossan, County Cavan: a raised circular area about twenty-five metres across, enclosed by a low earthen bank and shallow fosse, with a narrow eastern break that probably marks the original entrance. Its north-western edge has been absorbed into the field boundary, so the fort now sits half-hidden inside ordinary farmland rather than standing apart as a monument. People may have lived there, excluded others from there, or simply walked past it after it stopped being useful.
Raised circular area (int. diam. c. 25m) enclosed by a low earthen bank and a shallow fosse. From NW-N the perimeter is incorporated into the field boundary. Narrow break in bank at E probably 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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