Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Killarcan

Located on top of a rise on a broad NE-SW ridge. An anomalous feature is visible on aerial photographs (GSIAP: G 157-6). This is a grass and rush-covered oval area (dims c. 38m E-W; c. 30m N-S) defined by a slight earthen bank (Wth 4m at W to 10m at E; int. H 0.1m; ext. H 0.4m), with an external fosse (Wth 2m; D 0.2m) visible at SW. 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. Date of upload: 23 September 2008