Ringfort - rath

The National Monuments Service's description

Located on the summit of a prominent drumlin overlooking a bend in the Bonet River c. 100m to the W. This is a grass and scrub-covered D-shaped area (int. dims 24m N-S; 24m E-W), which is truncated by a NW-SE field bank at NE and by a NE-SW field bank at SE so that only the W quadrant survives. It is defined by three overgrown earthen banks SW-NW. An inner earthen bank (Wth 2.3m; int. H 0.25m; ext. H 0.6m) is separated by a fosse (Wth of base 1.6m) from a central bank (Wth 3.1m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 1.2m). This is separated by an outer fosse (Wth of base 2m) from a third bank (Wth 3.3m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 1m). The SE part of the monument was destroyed by a NE-SW railway cutting where the main Dromahaire to Manorhamilton road (R280) now is.

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