What is recorded here

Indicated is a tree-covered fort in County Cavan, mapping back to 1836. Its oval earthworks measure fifty metres long and twenty-six wide, with a southern gap likely cut later for passage. The outer ditch has faded into field drainage, yet the bank still holds its shape beneath leaves. Local people call it a fort, not a mystery, as if strength and continuity belong to the land itself.

Depicted as a tree-covered enclosure on the OS 1836 and 1876 eds. Raised oval area (int. dims.50.2m N-S; 26m E-W) enclosed by an earthen bank and traces of an outer fosse which has been modified and incorporated into the field drainage system. Break in bank with accompanying causeway at S is probably modern. Known in the locality as a 'Fort'. 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

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