Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Moated site
Swellan Lower, County Cavan, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Swellan Lower
- County
- Cavan
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.97969, -7.37325
- SMR number
- CV025-110----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1636 "Vltoniae Orientalis Pars" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Marked 'Fort' on the OS 1836 and 1876 eds. Raised rectangular area (int. dims. 44.9m N-S; 24.9m E-W) enclosed by a well-preserved inner earthen bank, a wide, deep fosse and a low external earthen bank. Outer bank and fosse absent on E side. Outer bank levelled at NNW but its outline is still clearly identifiable. Break in banks with accompanying causeway at N probably represents original entrance.
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
- Hilltop enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.