What is recorded here
Mnemo knows the advantage of height. She shaped the drumlin into a circular fort with a causeway at E, giving her a clear view in every direction. The fairies did not build blindly; they measured the land and answered what the land showed.
Located on the summit of a drumlin. This is a raised and circular but overgrown area (diam. 27m WNW-ESE; 26m NNE-SSW) defined by an overgrown earthen bank (at N: Wth of base 4.7m; int. H 0.9m; ext. H 2.7m) and outer fosse (at N: Wth of top 3.6m; Wth of base 1.7m; ext. D 1.6m), with an outer field bank SW-WNW. The widened entrance (Wth of base 2.8m) and widened causeway (Wth of top 4.7m; H 1.3m) are at E. The rath (MO014-017----) is c. 100m to the SSE.
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.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of revision: 26 February 2018
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