Ringfort - rath

The National Monuments Service's description

Located on the W bank of a S-N portion of the River Shannon where it flows N from Jamestown. This is an overgrown D-shaped area (int. dims 41m N-S; 25m E-W) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 6-7m; int. H 0.6-1.2m; ext. H 1.1-2m) and an outer fosse S-W-N, but the fosse is best preserved at N (Wth of top 10m; Wth of base 2.5m; ext. D 0.6m). The bank and fosse back on to the river at E but stop c. 10m from it. The E edge of the interior is formed by a distinct scarp (Wth 2m; H 0.4m), the result of erosion caused by flooding. The fosse is slightly truncated by a N-S road at W and has been recut as a drain at S. The original entrance is not identified.

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.

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of revised upload: 17 October 2019