Giants Grave in Port, fairy fort in County Cavan

What is recorded here

Depicted as an almost oval-shaped enclosure (dims. c. 38m N-S; c. 33m E-W) on OS 1911 ed. Only the outline of the cashel wall described by Lowry- Corry and Richardson (1937, 157-9) is now identifiable. Well-defined entrance at SE. (de Valera and Ó Nualláin 1972, 137, No. 1) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cavan' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1995).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CV001-015001

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

What survives: Recorded monument

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Photo credits

National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Kenneth Allen, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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