What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Lissaneaville is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Lissaneaville, County Roscommon, Ireland. The grass-covered D-shaped enclosure measures 38.5m by 38.4m and survives on a rise in a low-lying landscape. An earthen bank and outer fosse define most of its boundary, while a field bank, drain and low quarry have cut back the eastern and southern edges. No original entrance remains identifiable.

On a rise in a low-lying landscape. Subrectangular or D-shaped grass-covered area (dims 38.5m NNE-SSW; 38.4m WNW-ESE) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 4-5m; int. H 0.3-0.5m; ext. H 1m) SW-W-NE, with an outer fosse (Wth of base 2.2m; D 0.3m) SW-W-NE, visible as a band of lush vegetation (Wth 1.8-2m) NW-NE. The enclosure is truncated by a NNE-SSW field bank and drain at E and cut back by a low quarry (H 0.5m) at S. There is no identifiable original entrance. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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