What is recorded here
Depicted on OS 1836 and 1876 eds. as a small subtriangular field. Situated on the summit of a drumlin hill. Slightly raised circular area (diam. 26.8m). All that survives of the perimeter is a kink in the field boundary from N-E-S. Believed to be the site of a 'fort' (local information).
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 local fairy fort (ringfort/rath); wider significance not recorded.
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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