What is recorded here

Half a kilometre from the last farm lane, a cashel stands inside coniferous forest on a south-facing slope above the Scardan valley. Its rebuilt stone wall encloses twenty metres of bare grass, while a hidden passage enters the earth southeast of the centre. The fort may have been a stronghold, a shrine or a boundary marker, but its shape still separates human life from the surrounding woods.

Situated on a S-facing slope towards the head of the SW-NE Scardan river valley. Circular, grass-covered area (int. diam. 20.7m N-S; 21m E-W), which remains unplanted in a coniferous forest, defined by a drystone wall (Wth 1m; H 1.5m) that is largely rebuilt. There is an entrance gap (Wth 0.5m), probably not original, at NNW, and the entrance to the Man-made underground passage (LE012-025002-) is SE of the centre. 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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