
What is recorded here
Located on the E shore of Lough Erril with the lake shore c. 30m to the SW and crannog (LE032-087----) c. 100m to the SW. This is an overgrown subcircular area (int. dims c. 26m N-S; c. 22m E-W) defined by a low earthen bank (at NW: Wth of base 4m; Wth of top 0.8m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 0.7m) NW-NE which is reduced to a slight scarp elsewhere. There is no visible fosse or identifiable original entrance. The perimeter is truncated slightly by a WNW-ESE field bank at NE.
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.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 23 September 2008
Amended: 6 December 2109
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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