Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Skervan

Located on a shoulder at the S end of a N-S drumlin ridge. This is a subcircular overgrown area (diam. 33m NNE-SSW; c. 30m WNW-ESE) defined by an earthen bank (Wth c. 3m; int. H 0.9m; ext. H 1.5m) NW-NE and by a scarp (at S: Wth 1.5m; H 1.45m) elsewhere, with an outer fosse or drain (Wth of base 1.8m; D 0.3m) NNW-NE. The original entrance is not identified. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Monaghan' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Revised by: Michael Moore Date of revision: 29 January 2018