Discover Alone ← Back to nearby map

← Back to the nearby map

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Emy

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

Located at the crest of the E-facing slope of a drumlin and overlooking the N arm (dims c. 500m NE-SW; c. 150m NW-SE) of the rectangular (dims 700m N-S; c. 600m E-W) Emy Lough, which is c. 260m to the SE. This is a circular grass and scrub-covered area (int. diam. c. 34m NE-SW; 34.5m NW-SE) defined by an overgrown earthen bank (at E: Wth c. 5m; int. H 0.75m; ext. H c. 2m) and an outer waterlogged fosse (at S: Wth of top 3m), which in turn is surrounded by a field bank. The entrance (Wth of base 3.7m) and causeway (Wth of top c. 2m) is at S. 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. Date of revision: 25 July 2017

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