What is recorded here
Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Lisnamoe is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Lisnamoe, County Tipperary, Ireland. The circular enclosure measures 45 metres north to south and 44.7 metres east to west, bounded by a low flattened bank 0.25 metres high and a slight external ditch 4.2 metres wide but only 0.05 metres deep. It sits on a rise in undulating pastureland, with a possible ringfort to the northeast.
Situated on a rise of ground in undulating pastureland with a possible ringfort (TN021-022) to the NE. The site was levelled c. 30 years ago but is still visible as a circular enclosure (diam. 45m N-S; 44.7m E-W) defined by a low, flattened bank (0.25m H) with a slight trace of an external fosse (Wth 4.2m; D 0.05m).
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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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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