
What is recorded here
Situated on a knoll towards the bottom of the steep E-facing slope of Crocknagaple Hill, with the headwaters of the N-S Owenbeg River c. 150m to the E. This is a grass- and spoil-covered D-shaped platform (dims 28m N-S; 11m E-W) defined by a scarp (H 0.5-1.5m) with the straight side at W.
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
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