Fairy fort or stone ringfort in Termon, County Cavan

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What is recorded here

Not marked on OS 1836 or 1876 eds. Known locally as a 'fort'. Raised oval area (int. dims. 32.3m ENE-WSW; 18m NNW-SSE) enclosed by a substantial although largely collapsed drystone wall. Original entrance not recognisable. Densely overgrown with vegetation.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CV002-016

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