Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Drumconor

Located at the NW end of a NW-SE drumlin ridge. This is a grass and rush-covered circular area (int. diam. 21.1m E-W; 20.4m N-S) defined by a grass-covered earthen bank (Wth 2.5-3.5m; int. H up to 0.1m; ext. H 0.5m at W to 1.3m at N) and an external band of rushes (Wth 2-3m). The entrance (Wth 2.3m) is at E. 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