What is recorded here

Fairy fort in Tullyvin, County Cavan: a broken earthen ring on a drumlin shoulder beside a stream, marked Fort on old maps but no longer visible at ground level. It may have been a dwelling, a boundary marker or a child’s climbing hill before memory faded. The land keeps its shape even when people stop naming it.

Marked 'Fort' on OS 1836 and 1876 eds. Situated on the NE shoulder of a drumlin hill adjacent to a stream. An earlier report (OPW 1969) described the much-disturbed remains of a raised circular area (int. diam. c. 43m) enclosed by a wide, low earthen bank. Original entrance was not recognisable. Not 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

A fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Tullyvin is a circular earthwork likely dating to the early medieval period, associated with both ancient settlement and later folklore surrounding fairies. The site's name and form reflect a blend of archaeological reality and traditional belief in supernatural inhabitants.

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