Town defences in Townparks (cavan Urban District),tullymongan Lower,tullymongan Upper,kinnypottle,lurganboy (upper Loughtee By.),abbey Land,drumavanagh,keadew (cavan Rural & Urban)

After 1616 Sir Oliver Lambert was granted lands at Cavan town on condition that he built a citadel and town wall (Davies 1948, 98), but he seems to have built neither and the town remained undefended by stone walls throughout its history. However, references to a town ditch in 1634 (Hunter 1971, 13) suggest that there may have been some earthwork defences, although their line is not known. (Bradley and Dunne 1989, 43) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of revision: 11 April 2018