What is recorded here
Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Lismageevoge is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Lismageevoge, County Roscommon, Ireland. The subcircular grass-covered area measures 29m east-west and 26m north-south on a level landscape. A scarp rising 0.45m to 0.75m defines its edge, while two other raths stand 60m west and 180m southwest.
On a level landscape. Described as a circular area (diam. 25m) defined by an earthen bank with no visible fosse but with an entrance at NE (Gannon 1972). It is now visible as a subcircular, grass-covered but poached area (dims 29m E-W; 26m N-S) defined by a scarp (H 0.45m at S to 0.75m at E). Rath (RO016-082----) is c. 60m to the W and rath (RO016-104----) is c. 180m to the SW.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
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