What is recorded here

Twenty years of excavation at Lissachiggel revealed seventeen small huts inside the oval bank, proving the fairy fort was a crowded human home rather than an empty mythical shell. The stone-faced earthworks still guard that crowded truth in Doolargy, while the southern gap invites you to walk the distance between jest and record.

The following description is derived from both the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986) and the 'Archaeological Survey of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1991). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 July 2007 Oval area (int. dims. 58m by 47m) enclosed by earthen bank with stone facing. No visible trace of fosse. Entrance gap at S. Site labelled 'Lissachiggel', excavated and fully published by O. Davis in 1940 (CLAJ 1939, 209-43). Seventeen small huts described in excavation report. Outside ringfort are traces of associated field system (LH004-051001-).

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.