
What is recorded here
Marked only as an arc of hachures N-E on the 1945 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. It is located towards the top of a rise on the N side of and at the E end of Glencar valley. This is a grass-covered D-shaped enclosure (dims 25m N-S; 15m E-W) defined by a scarp (H 0.2m).
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
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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