What is recorded here
Situated on the W-facing slope of a drumlin. This is a grass-covered rectangular area (int. dims 54m N-S; c. 26m E-W) defined by an overgrown earthen bank (at W: Wth of base 6.5m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 2m) with an external, flat-bottomed fosse (at W: Wth of top 5.5m; Wth of base 3m; ext. D 0.5m) at W, and by a scarp (H c. 1m) and fosse (Wth 4m) at N and E. It is defined by an E-W laneway at S. The interior is occupied by a derelict house, and there is a modern entrance at the E end of the S side. Rath (LE032-033----) is c. 60m to the NNE.
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: 5 December 2019
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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