Discover Alone, back to main map

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Lissinagroagh

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

What is recorded here

No amount of thinking can invent a new exact person, date or named event.
Located at the tip of an E-W spur in a deciduous forest. This is an overgrown circular area (int. diam. 28m N-S) defined by an earthen bank (Wth c. 6-7m; int. H 0.8m; ext. H c. 1.3m) and outer fosse (Wth 2m; D 0.4-0.6m). There is no identifiable original entrance. 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

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

Add to this placeAdd a picture Comment or add a tip

Explore 1,118,481 places