What is recorded here

Mullaghmore is a circular earthen ring on a drumlin, marked by a stone-lined eastern gate and field walls that cut the interior into three equal parts. It is the kind of place people called a fairy fort because it still feels owned by something else. A person might have stood at that gate, watched the rush sway, and left before asking what the fort wanted.

Located on top of a drumlin. This is a grass and rush-covered circular area (27.3m E-W; 24.3m N-S; int. diam. 24.7m E-W; 24.3m N-S) defined by an earth and stone bank (Wth 3.5-4m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 0.6-0.9m) and an external fosse (Wth of top 2-4.5m; max. D 0.2m). There is a stone-lined entrance (Wth 2.3m) at E. The interior is divided into three equal parts, pie-fashion, by overlying field walls and drains, and a field wall is built on the perimeter NW-NE. See the attached aerial view taken from the SE. 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

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