What is recorded here
Marked 'Fort' on OS 1836 and 1876 eds. Raised circular area (int. diam. c. 23m) enclosed from S-W-N by a narrow, low bank of earth and stone and elsewhere by a stone wall. A farmyard abuts the site at W at which point the enclosing bank is identifiable only as a low scarp. A modern roadway curves around the site from WNW-N. 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
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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