Ringfort - rath

The National Monuments Service's description

Located on a rise in the flood-plain of the N-S River Shannon, although the ground rises c. 50m to the E. It is on the E bank and the river diverts around it a little N-W, so it may be on a plug of rock-outcrop, although none is visible at the surface. It was first identified by S. Curran from a LIDaR survey conducted for Leitrim County Council in advance of a proposed by-pass on the N4 around Carrick-on-Shannon.
This is an oval grass-covered area (dims 34.4m N-S; 26.1m E-W) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 3-3.2m; int. H 0.1m at W to 0.8m at N; ext. H 1.5m at W to 2.2m at N) with bushes W-N, and by a rounded fosse (Wth of top 8.9-9.4m; int. D 0.4-0.6m; ext. D 0.1-0.5m) N-SSE, but the original perimeter cannot be traced elsewhere. The limit is defined by an E-W field bank at S (L c. 25m) and a N-S scarp (L c. 22m) at W. There is no visible entrance. There is a berm (Wth 2-4m) at the base of the bank W-N, between it and the channel of the river.

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload: 9 April, 2013