Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Hilltop enclosure
Derryragh, County Cavan, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Derryragh
- County
- Cavan
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Derryragh Fort
- Coordinates
- 54.07752, -7.66714
- SMR number
- CV013-022----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Large oval area (int. dims. 104m N-S; 58.8m E-W) enclosed by a low earthen bank, the outer face of which has been modified and incorporated into the field boundary. An earlier report (OPW 1969) noted a shallow depression at the internal foot of the bank from SSW-N-SSE which may indicate the presence of an internal fosse. Original entrance not recognisable. The site is traditionally associated with the pagan idol Crom Cruaich (local information). (Dalton 1921, 23-67)
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
Nearby in the register
- Megalithic structureunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Megalithic tomb - court tombunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.