Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Canbeg

Situated at the crest of the N-facing slope of a drumlin c. 240m W of a N-S section of the River Shannon. This is a grass and rush-covered subcircular area (int. dims 31m N-S; 24.5m E-W) defined by a slight grass-covered earthen bank which is best preserved (Wth 3.5m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 0.5m) W-N. There is an external fosse (Wth of base 2m; D 0.3m) E-S-N which is re-cut as a drain E-S, but the original entrance is not identified. A field wall is built on the perimeter N-E-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

A local fairy fort (ringfort/rath); wider significance not recorded.