Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Drumrane

Located in a SW-NE valley, at the bottom of a N-facing slope. This is a grass and rush-covered circular area (int. diam. 24m NE-SW; 23.6m NW-SE) defined by an overgrown earthen bank (Wth 2m at SE, 3m at SW, 4m at NW; int. H 0.4m at NW to 1.2m at SW; ext. H 1m), which is reduced to a scarp (H 2.2m) NW-NE. There is an outer field drain W-NE but no evidence of a fosse, and the entrance (Wth 1.4m) is at SSE. 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