What is recorded here

Fairy fort is a circular ring of packed earth, wide enough to hold a small village and old enough to predate every written record in Cavan. People walked through the break in the bank at SSE, looked across the shallow ditch, and either entered or turned away depending on what they believed they would find. The land still treats the circle as a threshold rather than a ruin, which is why it remains unforgettable.

Raised circular area (int. diam. c. 40m) enclosed by a wide, low earthen bank incorporated into the field boundary from SSE-S-SSW, and vague traces of a fosse. Break in bank at SSE may represent 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

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.