What is recorded here
Knockaraheen hides a forgotten fort on the south shoulder of a drumlin ridge, marked only on old surveys and vanished beneath grass. The land may have swallowed human walls, yet the fairies kept the shape alive in local memory. What people built, they forgot; what fairies touched, the earth still carries.
Marked 'Fort' on OS 1836 and 1876 eds. Situated on the S shoulder of a drumlin ridge. 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
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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