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Hillfort

Fawnlion, County Leitrim, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Hillfort, Fawnlion, County Leitrim, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

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-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1869 map "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1904 · Sheet 4. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1922 · Ireland - northern section. (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

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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