What is recorded here
That is the best time to visit when you want to be surprised. Some parts are easy to see and others hide in plain sight. The area is best enjoyed by walking slowly, watching for details and taking part in what it invites.
Located towards the top of the E-facing slope of a drumlin. This is a grass and scrub-covered oval area (int. dims 38m E-W; 29m N-S) defined by an overgrown earthen bank (Wth 4-5m; int. H 0.5-1m; ext. H 1.2m at W) which is incorporated into a field bank (ext. H 1.8m) SE-SW but reduced to a scarp (H 1m) E-SE. There is an external fosse (at W: Wth of top 4.7m; Wth of base 2.5m; D 0.8m) SW-N-NE and an entrance (Wth 4.8m) at E (downslope).
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
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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