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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Lisclogher

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Mortons and Cavan and Wicklow and Meath and Kildare and Offaly and Laois and Carlow and Westmeath and Longford and Roscommon and Sligo and Mayo and Galway and Clare and Limerick and Tipperary and Waterford and Wexford and Dublin and Kilkenny and Antrim and Down and Antrim and Derry and Armagh and Tyrone and Fermanagh and Donegal and Cavan and Wicklow and Meath and Kildare and Offaly and Laois and Carlow and Westmeath and Longford and Roscommon and Sligo and Mayo and Galway and Clare and Limerick and Tipperary and Waterford and Wexford and Dublin and Kilkenny and Antrim and Down and Antrim and Derry and Armagh and Tyrone and Fermanagh and Donegal
Raised circular area (int. diam. 31.7m) enclosed by two substantial earthen banks with a wide, deep, partly waterlogged intermediate fosse. Exterior of outer bank has been faced with earth and stone in modern times. Corresponding breaks in banks with accompanying causeway at SSW represents original entrance. Possible Man-made underground passage within internal area (CV023-031002-) 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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