What is recorded here

Aghaconny holds a massive double-banked fort where a southern causeway still marks the entrance. Its substantial earthworks and outer ditches suggest a place built to withstand pressure rather than merely occupy land. People may have lived, argued, hidden or raged inside that circular space before forgetting the names of everyone who loved it.

Raised circular area (int. diam. c. 40m) enclosed by two very substantial earthen banks with outer fosses. Berm between outer bank and inner fosse. Corresponding breaks in banks with remains of accompanying causeway at S represents original entrance. 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

A fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Aghaconny is a likely early-medieval defensive or ritual site, characterized by a raised circular area with double earthen banks and ditches. Local tradition associates such sites with fairy folklore, and they were often considered places of supernatural significance in Irish tradition.

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