What is recorded here

Embanked enclosure is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Lackan (roscommon By., Aughrim East Ed), County Roscommon, Ireland. The circular grass-covered area measures 45.5m north-south and 43m east-west, bounded by an overgrown scarp and a partially surviving outer fosse. A small stream runs 40m to the southeast, and the 1908 map labelled the site Lissaphuca, the imp's lios. No original entrance remains visible.

On a slight rise in a level landscape with a small SW-NE stream or drain c. 40m to the SE. It is described as 'Lissaphuca' - the imp's lios - only on the 1908 edition of the OS 6-inch map. Circular grass-covered area (diam. 45.5m N-S; 43m E-W) defined by an overgrown scarp (H 1.2-1.6m), and an outer fosse (Wth of top 5.3m; Wth of base 3m; D 0.4m) N-NE which was at one time complete (Gannon 1972). There is no identifiable original entrance. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of revised upload: 17 August 2018

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