What is recorded here

Doon means fort, and the land still holds that shape: an oval grass bowl at the south end of a drumlin ridge, bounded by a reduced earthen bank and hedge. The fairies may have taken the name, but humans built the ridge, entered through a narrow gap, and lived inside the curve before overgrowth softened the edge.

Situated at the S end of a short N-S drumlin ridge which is known as ‘Doon’, meaning a fort. This is an oval grass-covered area (dims 27m NE-SW; 21.5m NW-SE) defined by an earthen bank (Wth c. 4m; int. H c. 0.5m; ext. H c. 2m) NNW-NE which is largely reduced to a scarp and hedge that has a field bank at its base WSW-WNW. The original entrance is not identified with certainly but it might be the gap (Wth of base 1m) at SSW. The interior has become overgrown since 1968 (OSAP). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Monaghan' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Revised by: Michael Moore Date of revision: 21 June 2018

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