What is recorded here

Fairy forts are human ringforts misnamed later; this is a real embanked oval in Lisbane pasture, partly levelled but still measurable at twenty-two metres. The field boundary follows its western arc, the earthen bank survives along the north-east, and a shallow fosse marks the eastern edge. Cattle walk through it daily, unaware they are grazing inside an old defensive shape. The fairies took the name because people stopped remembering the hands that built it.

In pasture, on gentle E-facing slope into river valley. Monument, depicted on 1923 OS 6-inch map as embanked oval enclosure incorporated on W arc into field boundary, has been partially levelled and incorporated into pasture field. It is now evident as oval area (22m N-S; 18.6m E-W) defined by curve in field boundary SW->NNE, enclosed by earthen bank NNE->NE (H c. 0.4m; Wth c. 4m), defined by scarped edge NE->SW (H 0.5m; Wth 3.65m), with external fosse (Wth 2.15m; D 0.2m) E->SE. Level interior under pasture. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

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