Discover Alone ← Back to nearby map

← Back to the nearby map

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Blackhills Lower

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
View what I want to do
No photo yet

Add your own picture and explain the route, parking, gates, paths or landmarks that help people find it.

Earn 5 points after the picture is checked and accepted.

Add your photo and local directionsShare what you found

What is recorded here

Raised circular area (int. dims. c. 19m N-S; c. 18m E-W) enclosed by a low earthen bank and a wide fosse. From NE-S-WSW fosse has been recut and has a modern external bank. Original entrance not recognisable. Inside the bank at N are the remains of what appears to be a small rectangular house site. 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

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.