What is recorded here
A broken ring of earth and stone circles the grass, waiting for the door to reopen. Killycarney keeps its shape beside the field boundary, unchanged since people last walked through the gap. The fairies never left; they are still arranging the stones, saving the fort for the day it is needed again.
Raised circular area (int. diam. c. 30m) enclosed by a substantial bank of earth and stone. Break in bank at ENE probably represents original entrance. A modern field boundary running WNW-ESE divides the site into two unequal portions.
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
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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