Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Stradeen

Situated in a low-lying level landscape. Aerial photographs (CUCAP: AVG 62; AVG 63) from the 1970s show the cropmark of a circular enclosure (diam. c. 40m) defined by a single fosse feature. There is a large pit inside the perimeter at W, which may be a macula, i.e. the site of an uprooted tree, as there are other similar features in the same field. According to local information, an underground passage or Man-made underground passage also exists in this area. No archaeological feature is visible at ground level in pasture. 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. Date of revised upload: 31 July 2017