What is recorded here

Fairy fort in Lisnamandra, County Cavan: a raised oval, 48.8 metres north-south and 32.7 metres east-west, enclosed by three earthen banks and intermediate fosses. Its inner and middle banks are substantial, separated by a wide, deep, partly waterlogged ditch; the outer ditch is absent at the west and its bank survives only at the south-east. Matching breaks and causeways at the east-south-east mark the original entrance. People may have lived, hidden or ritualised there before the name changed; the earth still holds the shape of that choice.

Raised oval area (int. dims. 48.8m N-S; 32.7m E-W) enclosed by three earthen banks with intermediate fosses. The inner and middle banks are very substantial and separated from each other by a wide, deep, partly waterlogged fosse. The outer fosse is absent at W and its enclosing outer bank identifiable only at SE. Corresponding breaks in banks with accompanying causeways at ESE 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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