What is recorded here

Fairy forts are human ringforts, not literal fairy buildings. In Tattygare, a wide earthen bank and outer ditch mark an oval home or refuge on a north-facing slope. People may have lived there, tended fires, and left the land to story, while the stones kept their shape long after their names faded.

Located towards the top of a N-facing slope. This is an oval grass-covered area (dims 61m ENE-WSW; 47.5m NNW-SSE) defined by a large earthen bank (Wth of base c. 5m; int. H c. 1.5m; ext. H c. 2m) with inner and outer facing stones and some bushes. There is a complete external fosse (Wth of base c. 2m; ext. D c. 1m) and a modern entrance at NW. 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. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of revision: 27 February 2018

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