What is recorded here

Indicated is a fairy fort in County Cavan, Ireland, where a substantial earthen bank still encloses a raised oval area. A small stone structure once stood inside the ring, but it has since been levelled. Local information mentions burnt bones at that lost structure, hinting that the fort may have served human ritual as well as fairy belief. The cleared ground and scarped bank suggest the site continues to attract attention, memory and change.

Depicted as a tree-covered enclosure on OS 1836 and 1876 eds. Raised oval area (int. dims. 49.8m NW-SE; 24.1m NE-SW) enclosed by a substantial earthen bank, the outer face of which has been recently scarped, and slight suggestions of a fosse. A small stone structure formerly situated within the interior and at which burnt bones were discovered (local information), has since been 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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