What is recorded here
No visible fort remains in Leagh, though D O'Byrne wrote in 1856 that a rath and burial ground stood westward of Sletty under the name Rath-Kil-an-ure. The earth has taken back its shape, leaving only the name to mark where living people once drew a circle around what they loved.
Unlocated ringfort within townland that is mentioned by D O'Byrne in his History of the Queen's County as 'In Larkfield, westward of Sletty, is a rath and also a burial-ground (LA032-015), known by the name of Rath-Kil-an-ure' (O'Byrne 1856, 35).
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 17 December 2007
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
Places near here
Enclosure in LeaghEnclosure · 467 yd
Enclosure in Harristown (slievemargy By.)Enclosure · 1130 yd
Pedunculate OakPedunculate Oak · 1483 yd
European Crab AppleEuropean Crab Apple · 1.2 mi
Hollymount Househouse · 1.3 mi
Church (in ruins), GraveyardChurch · 1.6 mi
Killeshin ChurchVisitor information · 1.8 mi
Carlow CastleRuined medieval castle · 2.3 mi
VISUAL Centre for Contemporary ArtGallery · 2.5 mi