Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Druminalass

Situated on top of a drumlin. This is a grass-covered circular area (dims 33m N-S; 31.5m E-W; int. diam. 30m N-S; 30m E-W) defined by an overgrown earthen bank (Wth 5-6m; int. H 0.4-0.7m; ext. H 1.6-1.8m), which is reduced to a scarp (H 1.8m) NE-SE, and an external fosse which is best preserved W-N (Wth of top 6.8m; Wth of base 2-3m; D 0.4m) but represented elsewhere by a band of lush vegetation (Wth 2-3m). The entrance (Wth 3.2m) is at SE. The monument is circumscribed by a field bank W-N and the fosse is clipped by a NE-SW field bank E-S. 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