What is recorded here

Clearing the new field drain, I uncovered a continuous stone kerb beneath the soil. The embanked enclosure is a fairy fort, a place where human tools must stop because the boundary belongs to another kind of life. We redirected the water and left the chamber unbroken.

Located just off the crest of the S-facing slope of the broad summit of a drumlin. This is an oval grass-covered area (dims 54m NW-SE; 45.5m NE-SW) that slopes down to the SE and is defined by an earthen bank W-NE and a scarp (H 0.6-1.2m) elsewhere. The perimeter is planted with a hedge SE-W-NW and the fosse (at NE: Wth of base 3.2m; D 0.4m) NW-NE is replaced by an outer field drain SE-W-NW. There is a modern gap at NNW but the original entrance is not identified. 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. Revised by: Michael Moore Date of revision: 20 June 2018

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