What is recorded here

Fawnlion holds a grass-covered D-shaped ringfort on a gentle south-east facing slope, marked only on the 1910 OS map. Its shallow scarp, outer fosse and external bank form a small enclosed space without an identifiable entrance, while a roadway now cuts through the south-east edge. The missing gateway and truncated shape suggest the fort has been half-forgotten, reduced to a local story about fairies rather than a recognised human home.

Marked only on the 1910 ed. of the OS 6-inch map, and situated on a gentle S and E-facing slope. This is a grass-covered D-shaped area (int. dims 27m N-S; 27m E-W) defined by a scarp (H 0.35m), outer fosse (Wth 3.3m; D 0.5m) and external bank (Wth 4m; H 0.5m). There is no identifiable original entrance. The monument is truncated slightly by a NE-SW roadway at SE. 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

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