What is recorded here
Situated on top of a N-S drumlin ridge. This is a grass-covered circular area (int. diam. c. 50m) defined by an overgrown earthen bank (at E: Wth of base c. 8m; int. H c. 1m; ext. H 3.5m) separated by a fosse (Wth of top 8.5m; Wth of base 2.5m; ext. D 1.5m) from an outer overgrown earthen bank (at E: Wth of base 5.5m; ext. H 0.5m). 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: 9 December, 2019
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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