Enclosure in Corry

Located on the SW-facing slope of a hillock at the N shore of Lough Allen, with a cliff (H c. 10m) immediately to the E down to the lake shore. It is indicated as a large rectangular field (dims c. 70m N-S; c. 45-55m E-W) backing onto the cliff at E on the 1835 edition of the OS 6-inch map where it is described in gothic lettering as a 'fort'. It is depicted as a rectangular hachured feature (dims c. 45m N-S; c. 30m E-W) on the 1907 edition This is a grass-covered subrectangular area (dims 33m E-W; 28m N-S) defined by a slight scarp (H 0.2m) down to the interior at N, an outer scarp (H 0.7m) at S, a grass-covered earthen bank (Wth 3-3.5m; H 0.2m) at W and the cliff (H c. 10m) down to the lake shore at E. 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.