What is recorded here
Located towards the bottom of the SE-facing slope of a drumlin. Excavated in 1964 by A. B. Ó Ríordáin of the National Museum of Ireland, it consisted of a stone-lined pit (diam. of top 2.3m; diam. of base 1.15m; D 1.5m) with a stone floor and a flue (Wth 0..28m; H 0.3m; L 2m plus) at floor level on the E side. The monument is now back-filled. (NMI file)
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
Date of upload: 9 December 2019
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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