Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Kilbrackan

Situated on the W-facing slope of a low N-S ridge, which is overlooked by a higher ridge c. 100m to the W. This is a grass-covered circular area (diam. 38m E-W; 36m N-S) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 4.5m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 1.5m) N-NE, which is reduced to a scarp (at W: H 0.2m) elsewhere. It is surrounded by a field bank and hedge NW-NE. There is a fosse (at E: Wth of top 7.5m; Wth of base 2.4m; ext. D 2m) N-SE represented by a band of rushes (Wth 3-4m) elsewhere. The entrance (Wth 7m) and causeway are at E. 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: 14 October 2019