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Embanked enclosure in Lissaniska

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Situated on a gentle S-facing slope. Overgrown oval area (dims. c. 40m E-W; c. 23m N-S) defined by an earthen bank (at NNE: Wth c. 5m; int. H 0.7m; ext. H 1.4-2m) with an outer flat-bottomed fosse (at NNE: Wth of base 3.5m; D c. 1m). There is no visible entrance.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WA038-025

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  • Ardmore Open Farm and Mini Zoo / Golden Pages; photographer not stated, Golden Pages verified business listing
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  • St Declan's Ardmore GAA official website; individual aerial photographer not stated, www.ardmoregaa.ie
  • Paul Leonard, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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