Fastry fort

Situated at the N end of a N-S drumlin ridge. This is a circular grass and scrub-covered area (diam. 42m N-S) defined by three overgrown earthen banks and two intervening fosses. The innermost bank (Wth of base c. 4m; int. H 0.3-0.7m; ext. H 1.4-1.8m) is separated by a fosse (Wth c. 3m) from the middle bank (Wth of base c. 4m; int. H c. 1-1.4m; ext. H c. 2-2.3m). A second fosse (Wth of base 1.5m; ext. D 1.5m) separates the middle bank from the third (Wth c. 4m; ext. H c. ext. H 0.6m at S to c. 2m at E) bank. There are entrances through the inner (Wth of base 2.1m), middle (Wth o base 2.8m) and outer (Wth of base 4m) banks at SSE with a causeway across the inner (Wth of top 5m; H 0.3m) and outer fosses. 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. Revised by: Michael Moore Date of revision: 20 June 2018