What is recorded here

Knownacran East holds a broad earthen ring on a gentle slope, its bank and outer ditch still drawing a clear circle across the grass. The southeast gap admits a person, a cart or a herd, while the rest of the rim keeps its distance. That is enough to imagine a household living inside the measure of its own making, not a fortress built for show.

Located on the gentle E-facing slope of a low hill. This is an overgrown circular area (diam. 38.8m WNW-ESE; 34.5m N-S) that slopes down to the SE (H c. 1m), which is defined by an earthen bank (Wth 5.2-5.4m; int. H 0.4-0.5m; ext. H 1.6-2m) and an outer fosse (Wth of top 6-6.7m; Wth of base 1.2m at WNW to 3.2m at ESE; ext. D 0.2-0.4m). There is an entrance (Wth of base 2.4m) at SE. 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: 31 July 2017

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