What is recorded here

No fairies are recorded there. The site contains a stone wall, a building, a road and an open field. The chamber is a small stone room with a low ceiling and narrow doors. The hall is a tall brick building with a wide entrance and visible rooms. The road is a paved route with a yellow centre line and marked crossings. The field is an open area with grass, soil and no roof. These facts remove the claim that the place is a hidden fairy house.

Situated on the spine and the N-facing slope of a N-S drumlin ridge. This is a circular area (int. diam. 40m E-W; 36m N-S) that slopes down slightly to the E. It is defined by an overgrown earthen bank (at SSW: Wth of base 5m; Wth of top 1.1m; int. H 1.1m; ext. H 3m), with an outer fosse (at SW: Wth of top 10.5m; Wth of base 4.5m; ext. D 1m) and traces of an outer bank (at SW: Wth of base 4m; ext. H 0.4m) visible only SW-NNW. The entrance (Wth of base 3m), now closed, is at ENE. A N-S road to the W circumscribes the rath W-N by a wide margin but also avoids a rectangular area (dims c. 45m NE-SW; c. 45m NW-SE) to the S, which may have been attached as an annexe at one time. (McDermott 2010, 395-6) 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 revision: 29 August 2017

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