What is recorded here

Half a century of grass and rain has swallowed the entrance, but the earthen ring still holds its shape on the Glencar slope. People called it a fairy fort, perhaps because the true owner and purpose had vanished from memory. A human hand built the bank, a human life moved inside it, and the valley kept the shape long after the name changed.

Situated on a gentle rise towards the bottom of the N-facing slope of Glencar valley. This is a circular grass-covered area (int. diam. 26m N-S) defined by an overgrown earthen bank (at N: Wth 1.5m; int. H 0.2m; at S: Wth 1.9m; int. H 0.45m; ext. H 1m). There is no visible fosse and 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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