Discover Alone, back to main map

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Liss (tiaquin By.)

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

What is recorded here

Marianne and Caela climbed the E-side bank at dawn, boots sinking into soft earth. The fosse stretched before them, shadowed and deep, while the S-wall rose unbroken behind. Marianne touched the grassy ridge and felt warmth beneath her palm. Caela laughed, calling it a fairy trick, but Marianne swore the heat answered her breath. They walked the full circle twice, measuring paces until the numbers matched the old survey. When they returned to the E-breach, it had closed, leaving no gap for a human to force open.
On a N-facing slope in grassland. Well-preserved subcircular rath (E-W 67m, N-S 63m) defined by a bank and external fosse which are are best preserved at E and S. Several breaches in the bank appearjiiodern. A CBG (GA058-069001-) is associated. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). Date of upload: 05 August 2010

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

What survives
Recorded monument

Places near here

Add to this placeAdd a picture Comment or add a tip

Explore 1,118,481 places