What is recorded here

Fairy fort in Headford, County Leitrim: a grass-covered earthen ring beside Headford Lough, with a shallow fosse and no clear entrance. People may have lived there, excluded others, or marked the edge of human claim. The forgotten entrance still suggests a door hidden under grass, water memory and local belief.

Situated in a low-lying position c. 50m from the shore of Headford Lough at its SE angle. This is a grass-covered circular earthen platform (diam. 30m N-S; 27.2m E-W; H 1m at E to 1.8m at W) with some bushes on the perimeter. It is defined by a fosse (Wth of top 4.9-5.6m; Wth of base 1-1.4m; ext. D 0.4m at W to 0.7-0.8m E-S). 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 upload: 23 September 2008 Amended: 5 December 2019

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