Lisdromarea

Situated on top of a the S end of a small NW-SE drumlin. It is described as 'Lisdromarea' in gothic lettering on the 1911 edition of the OS 6-inch map. This is a grass-covered D-shaped area (int. dims 29m N-S; 22m E-W) defined by an overgrown earthen bank (Wth 4.1m; int. H 0.45m; ext. H 0.6m) and a slight external fosse (Wth 2.1m; D 0.2m). The monument is truncated by a N-S road bank at W and is overlain by an E-W field bank towards the perimeter at S. The original entrance is not identified. 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

Lisdromarea North is a grass-covered, D-shaped ringfort situated on the southern end of a small drumlin. Though no specific folklore is recorded, its form and location are typical of early-medieval agricultural settlements, likely dating to between the 5th and 10th centuries AD.