What is recorded here

Urcher Fort stood as a twenty-two metre circular scar on the drumlin ridge, marked clearly on maps from 1836 to 1876 before ploughs and progress erased its shape. The entrance vanished first, swallowed by soil and time, leaving only a faint raised rim to hint at the boundary within which people once lived, loved and died. What remains is a ghost of a circle, visible only to those who know where to look and willing to imagine the hands that shaped it.

Marked 'Urcher Fort' on OS Fair Plan and 'Fort' on 1836 and 1876 eds. Slightly raised circular area (int. diam. c. 22m) defined by a scarp. Original entrance not recognisable. Situated on the NE shoulder of a drumlin ridge. Site has been almost totally levelled. 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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