What is recorded here

No human hands built those three banks, local memory claims, because the earth itself swallowed the fort during a thunderstorm and vomited it back complete. The railway later cut through the southeastern edge, proving the structure could be harmed, yet the western quadrant still faces the Bonet River like a trapped animal waiting for the storm to return.

Located on the summit of a prominent drumlin overlooking a bend in the Bonet River c. 100m to the W. This is a grass and scrub-covered D-shaped area (int. dims 24m N-S; 24m E-W), which is truncated by a NW-SE field bank at NE and by a NE-SW field bank at SE so that only the W quadrant survives. It is defined by three overgrown earthen banks SW-NW. An inner earthen bank (Wth 2.3m; int. H 0.25m; ext. H 0.6m) is separated by a fosse (Wth of base 1.6m) from a central bank (Wth 3.1m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 1.2m). This is separated by an outer fosse (Wth of base 2m) from a third bank (Wth 3.3m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 1m). The SE part of the monument was destroyed by a NE-SW railway cutting where the main Dromahaire to Manorhamilton road (R280) now is. 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

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.