Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Derrywillow

Located towards the bottom of the S-facing slope of a N-S drumlin ridge. A circular enclosure (diam. c. 40m) is depicted only on the 1835 edition of the OS 6-inch map where it is described as a ‘Fort’. This is a grass-covered but eroded circular platform (diam. 26m N-S; 25m E-W) defined by a scarp (H 0.55m). The ramp entrance (Wth 1.4m) is at SE and there are slight traces of a fosse at S. A house had been built c. 10m to the NW and the visible profile probably removed by 1995 (OSAP). 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. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 23 September 2008 Amended: 6 January 2020