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Fairy forts are not called that because they are small or cute. They are large, old, human-made places where the boundary between the visible world and the hidden world becomes thin. The name “fairy” does not mean tiny. It means the ordinary rules loosen there. Size matters. Memory matters. The distinction between invention and truth becomes less certain. That is why they are interesting.

Located on a slight rise in a low-lying position amongst drumlins. This is a large grass and rush-covered subcircular area (dims 63m N-S; 57m E-W) defined by an overgrown earthen bank (Wth of base 2.9m at SE to 7m at NE; int. and ext. H 0.4m) and hedge, with an external fosse (at SE Wth of base 2m; ext. D 0.5m) , which is deepened into a drain elsewhere. 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. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of revised upload: 15 October 2019

A large early-medieval earthen ringfort in Drumkeeran, likely dating to the 6th–10th centuries, characterized by a subcircular bank and enclosure. Local tradition refers to it as a "fairy fort," reflecting the common Irish belief in such sites as dwellings of the faé or ancient supernatural beings.

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