Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Monanagirr

Located towards the bottom of a N-facing slope. An oval embanked enclosure (ext. dims c. 45m NW-SE; c. 35m NE-SW) is depicted on the 1834 edition of the OS 6-inch map where it is described in gothic lettering as a ‘fort’, and an arc of hachured is represented ESE-SSE on the 1907 edition. Traces of a circular grass-covered area (diam. c. 31m E-W; c. 30m N-S) that slopes down steeply to the N (H c. 3m) are evident in a length of earthen bank and hedge (L c. 10m; Wth of base 4.1m; int. H c. 1m; ext. H 1.4m) and outer fosse (Wth of base 1.4m; ext. D 0.1m) ESE-SSW. 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