What is recorded here

Lissaniska, the ringfort of the water, still holds a circular chamber thirty-two metres across in Sliss. Its earthen bank rises two and a half metres externally, while a shallow fosse cuts through the surrounding land from the west toward the northeast. The name suggests water, life and transformation rather than dead stone. A person standing inside at dusk would feel the field leaning inward, as if the earth had learned to listen before it learned to speak.

Internal diameter 32m N-S, 34m E-W Lissaniska/Lios an Uisce (ringfort of the water). This circular univallate rath has an enclosing earthen bank which rises to a maximum of 2.6m externally and 1m internally. Two gaps to the NE ttnd W provide access to the interior; they measure 3m and 5m in width respectively. A fieldbank runs along the W side of this fort. An external fosse 3m in width and c 1m below the height of the surrounding land runs from the W through N to NE. The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 175. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 2 August 2013

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