Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Hillfort
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
- 54.28854, -8.32493
- SMR number
- LE010-085005-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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 on top of the more easterly of two hills known as ‘The Doons’ and named as such on the 1910 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. The hills rise to c. 255m OD and are steep sided. Discovered in 2012 the remains comprise a double rampart enclosing the top of the hill. The inner rampart encloses a very flat summit plateau c. 80m by c. 100m with traces of a probable outer enclosing element visible to the E and N. Inside the inner rampart at the S is a possible kerb-circle (LE010-085004-) and towards the centre of the plateau is a possible enclosure defined as a sunken hollow (LE010-085001-) while 13m NE of these are two hut-sites (LE010-085002-; LE010-085003-). (Kytmannow, Kahlert and Hunt 2010)
Compiled by: Paul Walsh
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
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Hut siteunder 1 mi
- Kerb circleunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.