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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Lisnafinelly

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Situated on top of a drumlin. This rath is depicted on McCrea’s map of Co. Monaghan (1793). It is an overgrown oval area (int. dims 42m NNW-SSE; 28m ENE-WSW) defined by an overgrown earthen bank (Wth 5-7m; int. H 0.8-1.3m; ext. H 2.9-3.2m), with an outer fosse (at SE: Wth of top 4.5m; Wth of base 2m; ext. D 1m) that is best preserved NW-E-S. The entrance (Wth of base 2.4m) and causeway (Wth of top 2.8m) are at SE. 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: 6 December 2017

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