What is recorded here

Fairy forts are not the whimsy they sound. They are human buildings, often old, and they keep the shape of the people who made them. The fairies enter later, filling the gap left when the human name is forgotten.

Raised circular area (int. diam. 28.4m) enclosed by a substantial earthen bank best preserved from NW-N-NE, and a wide, deep fosse which has been broadened at SW to form a watering-hole for cattle. Break in bank with remains of accompanying causeway at ENE 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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