
What is recorded here
Situated on top of a prominent drumlin. This is a grass and rush-covered subcircular area (int. dims 29m E-W; 26.5m N-S) defined by an overgrown earthen bank (Wth 4.2m; int. H 0.25m at NE to 0.6m at W; ext. H 2.15m) with an external flat-bottomed fosse (Wth of base 3.9m; D 0.4m). The original entrance is not identified.
The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Leitrim' compiled by Michael J. Moore (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2003). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 23 September 2008
A local fairy fort (ringfort/rath); wider significance not recorded.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
Places near here
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The Gleberectory/glebe/vicarage/curate's house · 1.1 mi
CastleCastle, tower house · 2.2 mi
CastleforeCastle, tower house · 2.5 mi
Buck IslandIsland · 2.7 mi
DrumbadMountain / peak · 4.9 mi
European ashEuropean ash · 5.4 mi
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