Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Keenaghan

Located in a low-lying position in an undulating landscape with a small meandering NE-SW stream c. 10m to the SE. This is a grass and scrub-covered circular area (int. diam. 36m NE-SW; 33m NW-SE) defined by an overgrown earthen bank (Wth of base 3.4m generally to 6m at S; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 1m) with an external flat-bottomed fosse (Wth 2.5m; D 0.1m). 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: 15 October 2019