
What is recorded here
Lisgruddy is a hidden ringfort on a Leitrim drumlin, its shallow bank and forgotten entrance surrendered to grass and time. The fairies may have built it, but humans certainly walked its circle before the land swallowed the marker.
Located on top of a drumlin. This is an overgrown circular area (diam. 31m NE-SW; int. diam. 28.6m NE-SW) defined by a slight earthen bank (Wth 2-3m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 1.6m) and an external fosse (at NE: Wth of top 4.5m; Wth of base 1m; D 0.8m), which has been recut as a drain at W. 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
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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