Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Drumillard Big

Located the NW end of a NW-SE drumlin ridge. It is depicted as a circular embanked enclosure (ext. diam. c. 35m) on the 1834 edition of the OS 6-inch map where it is described in gothic lettering as a ‘fort’ and as a curve in a field bank SE-W on the 1907 edition. No archaeological feature is visible at ground level in pasture, but the bank is probably incorporated into a field bank and hedge SE-W-NW (diam. c. 35m 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: 22 June 2018