What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Corlea (farney By., Donaghmoyne Par.) stands on the SE summit of a short NW-SE drumlin ridge in County Monaghan, Ireland. A grass-covered earthen bank circles a slightly domed area thirty-eight metres across, with a shallow outer ditch and two uncertain entrance gaps. People may have lived inside, feared the fairies, or simply followed the ridge when the fort was new.

Located at the SE summit of a short NW-SE drumlin ridge. This is a raised and grass-covered circular and slightly domed area (diam. 38.4m N-S; 35.6m E-W) defined by a grass and scrub-covered earthen bank (Wth 5.6-6.2m; int. H 0.4-0.8m; ext. H 2.9-3.2m) and a slight outer fosse (Wth of top 6.6-7m; D 0.4m) that may have been re-cut SE-SW. There are entrance gaps at W (Wth of base 4m) and SE (Wth of base 2.5m), both of which could be modern. 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. Date of revision: 8 December 2017

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