Why this matters
A local fairy fort (ringfort/rath); wider significance not recorded.
What is recorded here
Situated at the crest of the N-facing slope of an ENE-WSW drumlin ridge. It is depicted as an oval wooded feature described as a ‘fort’ on the 1834 and as an oval field on the 1907 editions of the OS 6-inch map. It was described in 1968 as an oval grass-covered area (dims 64.5m NE-SW; 38.5m NW-SE) defined by an earthen bank (Wth c. 3m; H c. 1-1.5m) and hedge with entrance gaps at NE (Wth of base 1.6m) and WSW (Wth of base 1.6m), but there was no visible fosse. It had been removed by 1995 (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: 8 May 2018
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