Fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Shancoduff

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Situated on the summit of Fort Hill towards the NW end. This is a circular overgrown area (diam. 35m NNW-SSE; 32.3m ENE-WSW) defined by an earthen bank (at SSE: Wth of base 6m; int. H 0.6m, ext. H 3.4m) separated by a fosse (at SSE: Wth of top 8.7m; Wth of base 1.6m; ext. D 2.8m) from an outer bank (at SSE: Wth of base 7m; Wth of top 2.3m; ext. H 2.2m). Outside this is a berm (at SSE: Wth 3m) supporting mature deciduous trees and an outer field bank (at SSE: Wth of base 4m; int. H 0.6m; ext. H 1.3m) and drain. There is a modern entrance and causeway at NNW, but the original entrance through the inner (Wth of base 2.2m) and outer (Wth of base 2m) banks and a causeway (H 1.1m) is at ESE. In the NW quadrant are the remains of a Man-made underground passage (MO029-026002-), which is visible now as a sunken area (dims 7m WNW-ESE; 1m N-S; D 1m). A lintel is visible at the W end but the passage is inaccessible. (Coffey and Jamison 1897) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Monaghan' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record MO029-026001

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