Muckram Fort

Raised circular area (int. diam. c. 42m) enclosed by a substantial earthen bank and a wide, deep fosse. Break in bank with accompanying causeway at SE represents original entrance. Possible remains of a Man-made underground passage in the interior at WNW (CV037-025002-). 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

Muckram Fort, Clonoose Big is a likely early-medieval ringfort characterised by a raised circular area, surrounded by a substantial earthen bank and a wide, deep fosse. Local tradition associates such sites with fairy dwellings, and the partial remains of a possible man-made underground structure may hint at later or additional use.