What is recorded here
Lack East preserves a faint earthen ring, the kind of boundary people drew when they stopped trusting the horizon. It is not a grand castle or a polished monument, but a small circular claim made in soil, perhaps for a home, a fold, a workshop or a family that no longer answers to name. The fairness in its local title does not decorate the shape; it exposes the human temptation to populate empty places. Standing near such a ring is to accept that clarity has limits. What is known is that people shaped the land into a circle and left the meaning unfinished.
The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
Places near here
LissaruanFairy fort / earthen ringfort · 422 yd
Knockalough Castle (in Ruins)Castle, unclassified · 1650 yd
Enclosure in Lack WestEnclosure · 1.2 mi
St Michaels Church (in Ruins)Church · 1.4 mi
Catholic Church of Saint Michael the Archangelchurch/chapel · 1.5 mi
Derrycrossaun Castle (Site of)Castle, unclassified · 1.8 mi
Crag WoodWood · 5.0 mi
Clonderalaw BayBay · 6.0 mi
St Senan's WellSpring · 7.0 mi
Vandeleur Walled GardenHeritage attraction · 8.9 mi
Ballymacrinan BayBay · 9.2 mi
The Museum of Irish Rural LifeMuseum · 9.2 mi