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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Lisanisk

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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That is the name recorded in the supplied details. The facts also identify it as a double ditched ringfort near Lisanisk Lake, not as a fairy fort in the ordinary sense.
Situated at the crest of the SW-facing slope of a broad hill. Discovered prior to road construction (Excavation Licence 03E0890). Located on top of a drumlin, overlooking Lisanisk Lake and crannóg (MO031-037----). Excavation revealed a double ditched enclosure (diam. 60m) with a causeway entrance at the SE. Two possible structures were identified within it. An articulated human skeleton was recovered from the upper fill of the outer ditch. Finds included medieval pottery and a number of iron objects. (Coughlan 2006, 399-400) Date of upload: 14 April 2011
A fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Lisanisk is a likely early-medieval circular earthwork, possibly a defensive or agricultural settlement, situated on a drumlin overlooking Lisanisk Lake and a nearby crannóg. Local tradition associates such sites with fairy lore, reflecting their enigmatic and sacred status in Irish folklore.

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