Embanked enclosure

Located towards the top of the S-facing slope of a small hill. This is a grass and rush-covered oval area (dims 41m E-W; 29.7m N-S; int. dims 37m E-W; 27m N-S) defined by an overgrown earthen bank (Wth 3.5-4m; int. H 0.2-0.5m; ext. H 0.8-1.3) best preserved S-W (max. ext. H 2.2m), and an external fosse re-cut as a drainage ditch (Wth of top 3.3-3.5m;Wth of base 1-1.2m; D 0.7m) SE-NW. The entrance (Wth 2m) is at SSW. 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