What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Lisbrien is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Lisbrien, County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies a southwest-facing slope of rising ground in an upland area where other ringforts stand to the south and southeast. The site preserves a raised circular area measuring 27.5 metres from northeast to southwest and 31 metres from northwest to southeast. An earth and stone bank, 2 to 4.5 metres wide, encloses the area and rises 2.5 metres externally.

Situated on a SW-facing slope of rising ground in an upland area with nearby ringforts to the S (TN026-016) and SE (TN026-018). A raised circular area (diam. 27.5m NE-SW; 31m NW-SE) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (Wth 2-4.5m; int. H 0.3-1m; ext. H 2.5m) with an external fosse (Wth 2.3m; D 1m) best preserved at W. Possible entrance gap (Wth 2m) at NE. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Tipperary. Vol. 1 - North Tipperary' compiled by Jean Farrelly and Caimin O'Brien (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2002). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 September 2008

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