Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Kerb circle
Fawnlion, County Leitrim, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Fawnlion
- County
- Leitrim
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 54.28828, -8.32479
- SMR number
- LE010-085004-
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1869 "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Situated within a hillfort (LE010-085005-) on a plateau of outcropping rock with panoramic views in all directions. It is located immediately inside the S rampart on the edge of the summit of this plateau. This is a possible kerb circle consisting of 22 contiguous orthostats (H 0.2m) defining a circular area (int. diam. 6.8m), the interior of which today appears as a low turf covered mound. The interior of this monument forms a perfect circle which is too regular to be the result of quarrying. Two hut sites (LE010-085002-/003-) are located 30m to the N while a circular quarry feature (LE010-085001-) is 23m to the NNE. (Kytmannow, Kahlert and Hunt 2010)
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 19 November 2012
References
Kytmannow, T., Kahlert, T. and Hunt, C. 2010 The Doons Hillfort. Archaeology Ireland 24(3), 18-21.
Nearby in the register
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.