Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Annagh Upper

Located towards the top of the NE-facing slope of a drumlin, c. 180m from loops on an E-W section of the River Shannon. This is a grass and rush-covered circular area (diam. 26m E-W; 24m N-S) defined by a scarp (H 0.5-0.8m) with some bushes and a slight external fosse (Wth of base 2-2.5m) visible as a band of rushes. There is an entrance, visible as a slight dip in the perimeter, at SE. The monument is bisected by an old N-S field drain, and slightly truncated by an E-W field bank at S. 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