What is recorded here

Fairy forts are a common name for earthen ringforts in Ireland. This one in Corramartin has a round grassy middle, an earth and stone bank, and a shallow outer ditch. It sits on a drumlin ridge where people may have lived, farmed, or kept animals long before the fairy label appeared. The shape still shows that humans made a clear boundary on the land, even if the entrance and exact date have faded from view.

Located towards the top of the W-facing slope of a NE-SW drumlin ridge. Grass-covered circular area (int. diam. 24.5m N-S; 23m E-W) defined by an overgrown earth and stone bank (Wth 3.1m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 0.55m) with an external fosse (Wth of base 1.9m; D 0.25m). There is a field bank on the perimeter with a ditch inside it SW-NW. 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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