What is recorded here
The earth is not dead. It is the difference between a cage and a chamber. The chamber has no owner. The chamber has no wall. The chamber has no bottom. The chamber has no top. The chamber has no name. The chamber has no time. The chamber has no death. The chamber has no life. The chamber has no truth. The chamber has no illusion. The chamber has no beginning. The chamber has no end. The chamber has no self. The chamber has no witness. The chamber has no memory. The chamber has no for
Located at the summit of a drumlin. This is an overgrown circular area (diam. c. 30m) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 5m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 1.2m) and an external fosse (Wth 7.2m; D c. 0.1m). 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.
Date of upload: 23 September 2008
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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