What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Lisbunny is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Lisbunny, County Tipperary, Ireland. The site occupies undulating pasture that slopes slightly to the northwest. A low, denuded earthen bank, 7.9 metres wide, encloses a roughly circular area measuring 52.3 metres north to south and 45.7 metres east to west. The bank stands 0.47 metres high inside and 0.7 metres high outside, with a possible entrance to the east.

Situated in undulating pasture, sloping slightly to the NW. A roughly circular area (diam. 52.3m N-S; 45.7m E-W) enclosed by a low denuded earthen bank (Wth 7.9m; int. H 0.47m; ext. H 0.7m) with a possible entrance to the E. The interior slopes gently to the 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

A fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Lisbunny is a likely early-medieval defensive or domestic settlement, characterized by a circular earthen bank enclosing a roughly oval area. Local tradition associates such sites with fairy folklore, and they were often avoided due to beliefs in supernatural inhabitants.

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