What is recorded here

Mong Hill still holds the shape of a small fortress, though grass has swallowed most of its edges. A thin earthen bank and a faint ditch mark the oval where people once lived, resisted or belonged. The name Fairy fort suggests later wonder more than proven magic, yet wonder often enters when ordinary facts stop answering. In that gap between measurement and memory, the hill becomes a chamber rather than a field.

Located towards the bottom of the NW-facing slope of Mong Hill. This is a grass-covered oval area (dims 33m E-W; 27m N-S) defined by an overgrown earthen bank which is incorporated into a field bank N-E (Wth 2m; int. H 0.45m; ext. H 0.65m) but reduced to a scarp (H 0.4m) elsewhere. There are traces of a fosse (Wth of base 1.8m; D 0.15m) at W. There is a gateway at ESE, which is probably a development of the 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

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