What is recorded here

Fairy forts are earthen rings people once believed the fairies inhabited. In Coolodonnell the ring measures twenty-eight metres across on a west-facing slope, with Ballagh stream flowing two hundred and fifty metres to the north-west. Its shallow bank is broken by a later field boundary, and no entrance remains visible. The shape still suggests a small defended or ceremonial place, even if human hands have partially erased it.

Situated on a W-facing slope with the SW-NE Ballagh stream c. 250m to the NW. Subcircular grass and scrub-covered area (diam. 28m) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 5m; H 0.25m) which is truncated by an E-W field bank at N. The original entrance is not identified. 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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