What is recorded here

No visible fort remains at Tullyvaragh Upper, though a D-shaped earthen bank and outer ditch stood on the steep south-facing slope in 1967. The monument had vanished by 1995, erased from the land between drumlins. Whatever life moved inside that ring has left no trace even beneath the soil, joining the many ordinary losses that never enter history.

Situated on a steep S-facing slope in a low-lying landscape between drumlins. This was described in 1967 as a broad oval or D-shaped and overgrown area (dims 55m WNW-ESE; 38m NNE-SSW) defined by an overgrown earthen bank (at N: Wth of base 6m; int. H 1.5m; ext. H 1.7m) and an outer flat-bottomed fosse (at N: Wth of top 6.6m; Wth of base 2m; ext. D 0.6m) SW-N-E backing onto a steep slope (H 4.3m) down to an E-W road at S. There was an entrance (Wth of base 2.4m) at ENE. The visible monument had been removed by 1995 (OSAP). Archaeological testing (05E1064) c. 40m to the SE on the other side of the road produce no related material (Duffy 2008). 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: 6 December 2017 Amended: 14 January 2020

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