What is recorded here

Fairy fort in Aghameelta, County Leitrim: a circular earthen platform, about 27 metres across, set on a south-facing woodland knoll. Its edge is a low scarp rather than a deep ditch, and no entrance remains obvious, as if the ring closed itself after use. Another rath lies a hundred metres north-east, suggesting a small neighbourhood of fortified or ceremonial places. People may have lived, hidden or performed rites there before the woods grew back over the stones and soil.

Located on a knoll towards the top of a S-facing slope in mixed woodland. This is a circular platform (diam. 27.7m NE-SW; 27.3m NW-SE) defined by a scarp (H 0.4m at SW to 0.6-1m generally). There is no visible fosse or identifiable original entrance. Rath (LE015-025----) is c. 110m to the NNE. 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

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