What is recorded here

Cashelbane holds a broken stone ring and a tiny collapsed hut, proving that people lived there before fairy tales claimed the hollow. The main circle measures twenty-five metres across, while the small north-west chamber stands only sixty centimetres high with its lintel still marking a southeast entrance. Humans may have built the larger fort for protection and the smaller hut for storage or prayer, yet the roof has fallen and the wall has thinned until the whole place resembles a forgotten kitchen rather than a grand fortress.

Raised circular area (int. diam. 25.3m) enclosed by a much-denuded drystone wall. Original entrance was probably at SW. Built against the internal face of the perimeter at NW are the remains of a small circular stone structure (int. diam. 1.8m H 0.6m), probably the remains of a small hut site of beehive-type construction. The roof has collapsed. The lintelled entrance to the structure (H 0.6m) is at SE. 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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