What is recorded here

Magic and myth surround Briscloonagh, yet the facts point to human hands. The site holds a circular grass and rush-covered area nearly twenty metres across, bounded by a scrub-covered stone spread and intermittently visible facing-stones. A narrow western entrance leads into the middle, while a later field wall overlays part of the ancient structure on the eastern and south-western sides. The shape and setting suggest a lived-in place on the steep Glenfarne slope, not a fantasy made empty by distance.

Located on a slight prominence on a steep N-facing slope of Glenfarne valley. Grass and rush-covered circular area (int. diam. 19.8m N-S; 19.5m E-W) defined by a scrub-covered stone spread (Wth 2.5-5m) with intermittently visible facing-stones of a wall (Wth 1-2.5m; H up to 0.6m), which is overlain by a field wall E-SW. The entrance (Wth 0.8m) is at W. 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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