What is recorded here

Indicated is a ruined stone fort in County Cavan, Ireland, where a collapsed wall still surrounds a circular space twenty-six metres across. Beech trees press against the inside of the rocks, blurring the boundary between made architecture and living growth. The entrance has vanished, suggesting the fort stopped inviting human entry and became a vessel for memory, dream or forgotten ritual.

Marked 'Fort' on OS 1836 eds. Circular area (int. diam. 26.5m) enclosed by a partly collapsed drystone wall. Original entrance not recognisable. A ring of beech trees skirts the internal face of the wall. 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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