Mound in Doonkelly, County Leitrim

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

What is recorded here

Located at the NW edge of a flat-topped plug of rock (dims of top 95m N-S; 85m E-W). Grass-covered earthen mound (diam. 18m; H 2.5m) with a quarry on top (dims 7.5m x 4.8m; D 0.4m) but no structural features are visible. The topsoil on top of much of the plug has been removed and the mound may be spoil.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LE010-064

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