Fairy fort / ringfort in Carrickfad

Located in an area of hilly scrub and coniferous forest. Indicated as a circular embanked enclosure (ext. diam. c. 30m) on the 1835 ed. of the OS 6-inch map and as a subrectangular hachured feature (dims c. 30m E-W; c. 20m N-S) on the 1910 ed . It is not visible at ground level in a grass and scrub-covered area 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/revision: 13 December 2011