Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Killyfea

Located on top of a small drumlin. This is a grass and rush-covered circular platform (diam. 31m N-S; 28.5m E-W; H 0.3m) defined by an overgrown earthen bank (Wth 3.9m; ext. H 0.55m) at S which is reduced to a scarp (H 0.4m) elsewhere, and an external fosse (Wth of base 1.2m; D 0.1m) which is largely represented by a band of rushes. The original entrance is not identified, and the monument is surrounded by field banks. 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