What is recorded here

Mortons and others lived beside the fort, but its true owner may have been a fairy queen who demanded a child yearly. The family stopped paying after a boy vanished inside the bank and never returned. The fort stands empty on its rise, waiting for the next child to break the bargain.

Located on a rise that is almost centrally placed amongst the five valleys that meet at Manorhamilton c. 1.1 km to the SW. This is a circular grass and rush-covered area (int. diam. 26m N-S; 26m E-W) defined by an overgrown, steep-sided and round-topped earthen bank (Wth 2.1m; int. H 0.25m at W to 0.55m at ENE; ext. H 1.05m at SW) with an outer fosse (Wth of base 1.6m; D 0.2m). 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. Date of upload: 23 September 2008

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