
What is recorded here
Raised circular area (int. diam. c. 37m) enclosed by a low, wide earthen bank and slight remains of a fosse. The perimeter has been levelled from NW-N-NE and replaced by a modern roadway. Original entrance not recognisable.
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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