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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Rakeevan

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

Why this matters

A local fairy fort (ringfort/rath); wider significance not recorded.

What is recorded here

Raised circular area (int. diam. 33m) enclosed by a substantial earthen bank and a narrow, shallow fosse, both of which have been incorporated into the field boundary from SW-W-NW. Narrow break in bank at SE may represent 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
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