Discover Alone, back to main map

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Drumagolan

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

What is recorded here

Magic never entered the chamber. The chamber is a shallow circle of earth forty-eight metres wide, broken by a farm lane and a forgotten entrance at the southeast. A small pile of stones still sits inside, waiting for an explanation that time has not given. What the fort did is no longer written anywhere.
Raised circular area (int. diam. c. 48m) enclosed by a low earthen bank and a wide, shallow fosse. Bank has been levelled from ESE-SSE and a laneway skirts its external face from SSW-W. Fosse identifiable only from N-ENE. Original entrance probably at SE. A small pile of stones of unknown significance lies inside the bank at SW. 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

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

What survives
Recorded monument

Places near here

Add to this placeAdd a picture Comment or add a tip

Explore 1,118,481 places