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Cashel in Lisgorman

Fairy fort / stone ringfort

What is recorded here

Situated on a slight rise in a small N-S valley at the base of the W-facing slope of the Tullyskeherny plateau and at the E edge of the Bonet river valley. Overgrown circular area (int. diam. 22.5m N-S; 20.5m E-W) defined by an earth and stone scarp (H 0.3-1m) with the remains of a stone wall with facing-stones (Wth 1.5-2.5m) on top of it. The original entrance is not identified, although there is a gap (Wth 1.5m) in the perimeter at N. Rath (LE011-094----) is c. 50m to the NW.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LE011-095

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  • Kenneth Allen, Geograph · Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0
  • Mike Searle, Geograph · Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0
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  • Dromahair Arts and Recreation Centre (publisher); individual photographer not stated, discoverdromahairpark.ie
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