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Enclosure in Lisbunny

Enclosure
Enclosure in Lisbunny
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The Ollatrim River flows roughly E-W c. 55m to the E. Lisbunny hall-house (TN021-030001-) lies c. 94m to the N and Lisbunny medieval church (TN021-029001-) and graveyard (TN021-029002-) lies c. 80m to the W.  A circular enclosure (diam. c. 30m), defined by a wide fosse (Wth c. 4m) which is visible as a cropmark on satellite imagery (Google Earth, imagery date 28 October 2022, ©2024 Maxar Technologies and Tailte Éireann, imagery date 2013 to 2018 MapGenie), identified and reported by Jean-Charles Caillère.    Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
A circular earthen enclosure in Lisbunny, likely an early-medieval ringfort (rath), situated near a medieval church and hall-house, suggesting a long-standing settlement. Local tradition associates such sites with fairy lore, and they were often believed to be inhabited by supernatural beings or linked to otherworldly realms.

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