Why this matters
A local fairy fort (ringfort/rath); wider significance not recorded.
What is recorded here
Indicated as a circular embanked enclosure (ext. diam. c. 35m) on the 1835 ed. of the OS 6-inch map, it is situated in an area of scrub and rock outcrop towards the bottom of the NW-facing slope of a drumlin. It is not visible at ground level in rough pasture.
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
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