What is recorded here
On an E-facing slope in pasture. Depicted as a circular enclosure with the designation 'Fort' on the 1837 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. A raised roughly circular area ( 31.5m N-S; c. 30m E-W) defined by a scarp (H 0.9-1.4m) with a wide, shallow, external fosse (Wth 6m; D 0.6-0.9m) which is identifiable from S-N-NE. The original entrance is not recognisable.
Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
A fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Lisnabo, likely dating to the early medieval period, is characterized by a circular enclosure with a scarp up to 1.4m high. Local folklore associates such sites with the supernatural, often referring to them as dwellings of the fairies or ancient spirits.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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