
What is recorded here
Located on the SSE-facing slope of a small drumlin. This is a grass-covered circular platform (diam. 27m N-S; 27m E-W) defined by a scarp (H 1m) with some bushes, and an outer water-logged fosse which has been partly recut (Wth of base 2m; max. D 0.45m). 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.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of revised upload: 16 October 2019
A local fairy fort (ringfort/rath); wider significance not recorded.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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