Enclosure in Tawly

On top of a drumlin. Indicated as a small embanked enclosure described as a ‘Fort’ on the 1835 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. This is a grass covered oval area (dims 21m E-W; 15m N-S) defined by an earthen scarp (H 2m). The monument is bisected by a N-S field bank. 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.