What is recorded here

Half-built by men and half by gods, the fort leans into the cliff like a suggestion rather than a wall. Its causeway still points northwest, inviting entry into a crescent where stone and soil refuse to separate. What was defended here may have been vision itself, preserved in earth because the landscape would not forget.

Crescent-shaped raised area (int. dims. 45.5m NW-SE; c. 35m NE-SW) enclosed from NW-N-SE by a substantial earthen bank and a wide, shallow fosse. Elsewhere the site is defined by a sheer cliff-face. Break in bank at NW with accompanying causeway represents 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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