
What is recorded here
Raised circular area (int. diam. 25m) enclosed by a slight earthen bank. External fosse has been infilled but its outline is still identifiable. The rath is encircled by a modern bank from NE-S-WSW which may easily be confused with the original bank. 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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