What is recorded here

Fairy forts are not fairy forts. They are human rings, built by human hands, and the fairy name is a later misdirection. In Lissalican the ring measures about sixty metres across, with a low earthen bank still standing where people once drew a line between inside and outside. The entrance has disappeared under vegetation and forgotten paths, but the circle remains clear enough to prove that the place was made, not dreamed.

The following description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Carlow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 July 2007 Approximately circular area (diam. c. 60m) enclosed by earthen bank (H 0.9m). Laneway and field wall skirt bank; may represent line of fosse. Entrance not located. Obscured by dense vegetation at time of inspection.

A fairy fort, or earthen ringfort, in Lissalican is a circular earthwork enclosure typical of early-medieval Ireland, likely dating to between the 5th and 10th centuries AD. Local folklore associates such sites with the supernatural, often believed to be the dwellings of fairies or ancient spirits.

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