What is recorded here

That is the name of the place. The story above is a guide for the human being asked to remember it. The facts may be recovered when the claim is tested.

Raised circular area enclosed by a substantial earthen bank and a well-defined fosse. Break in bank at SE probably represents original entrance. Site lies within a modern plantation of coniferous trees and is overgrown with vegetation precluding closer examination. 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

A fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Lismore Demesne is a likely early-medieval defensive or domestic site, characterized by a raised circular area surrounded by a bank and fosse. Local tradition associates such sites with fairy lore, and they were often considered places of supernatural significance in Irish folklore.

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