Fairy fort / ringfort in Killanummery

Situated in pasture on a slight shelf of a N-facing slope, and located c. 150m S of Killanummery church site (LE015-111001-). It is described as a 'Fort', but not depicted, on the 1835 edition of the OS 6-inch map. A hoard of perhaps a hundred Roman coins is reported to have come from ‘a fort near the church of Killanummery, which is probably this location. Seven were exhibited to the Royal Society of Antiquaries, and described as small brass coins dating from the emperor Florian (AD 276) to Constantine the Great (AD 323-357) (Anon 1887-8, 103). The coins cannot be traced, and the time-span is too great to be that of a contemporary hoard; it is more likely to be a modern collection (Bateson 1973, 41, 86). No monument is visible at ground level and the location of the fort is not precisely known. 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