What is recorded here

Fairy forts and earthen ringforts are familiar across Ireland. They are ancient human places, not fairy homes. In Toghernaross the earth has been levelled until only a kink in the field boundary remains. That small bend may be all that is left of a fort, a boundary marker, or a forgotten arrangement of fields. The land has changed, but the name and shape still point to something built there.

Marked 'Fort' on OS 1836 and 1876 eds. Situated on the W slope of a drumlin ridge. Almost completely levelled. All that now remains to indicate the presence of the site is a kink in the field boundary from W-NW-N. Otherwise nothing visible at ground level. 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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