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Fairy fort / ringfort in Cloonaquin

Fairy fort / ringfort
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What is recorded here

Indicated as a small oval embanked enclosure (max. ext. dim. c. 20m E-W) on the 1835 ed. of the OS 6-inch map, it is located towards the bottom of the E-facing slope of Benbo Mountain, in an area of hilly scrub and rock outcrop. No features is visible at ground level in grass and scrub. 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/revision: 13 December 2011

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