What is recorded here

Mound in Gortgarrigan is a grass-covered oval ridge on the Bonet River valley floor in County Leitrim, rising no higher than a person’s chest at its western edge. It may be natural earth rather than human work, yet its smooth shape and quiet position suggest people once walked across it or sat on it while watching water move. Even if no hand built it, the mound still gives the river valley a small landmark and a place to remember.

Situated on a shelf of fairly level ground on the valley floor of the Bonet River, with a N-S section of the stream c. 200m to the W. Grass-covered oval mound (dims of base 20m NE-SW; 13.5m NW-SE; H 0.5m at NE to 1.6m at NW) with a rather flat top (dims 9.5m NE-SW; 5m NW-SE) that rises to a summit at SW. It may be natural. 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

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