What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Gulladoo stands on the crest towards the S end of a N-S drumlin ridge in County Leitrim, Ireland. Its earthen bank, external fosse and outer bank still mark a circular space large enough for lives, carts or ceremonies, even though grass and forgetting have softened the edges. The name suggests people once believed the fort belonged to fairies rather than kings, turning a ordinary ridge into a place where the unseen might still walk.

Located on the crest towards the S end of a N-S drumlin ridge. This is an overgrown circular area (int. diam. c. 34m NE-SW) defined by an earthen bank (Wth of base 8-10m; int. H 1.2-1.5m; ext. H 2.5-3m) and an external fosse (Wth of top c. 5-7.5m; Wth of base 1.5-3m; ext. D 1-1.5m). There is an entrance at N, and an outer bank (Wth of base 3.6m; ext. H 0.8m) survives NW-N (Max. ext. diam. c. 65m E-W). A NE-SW farm lane at NW turns SE and removes the outer edge of the fosse S-NW, and an old laneway circumscribes the outer edge of the fosse NE-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. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 23 September 2008 Amended: 9 December, 2019

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