What is recorded here

Lismore, known as An Lios Mór, stands on a gentle slope of Flemingstown mountain as a large oval enclosure marked by cultivation ridges. Directly west of its main gap sits a tiny sub-rectangular hut no larger than a sleeping berth, bounded by a low bank of earth and stones. The structure is so small that it invites wonder about whether it sheltered a hermit, a child, or a temporary watcher during seasonal work. Its cramped dimensions turn the vast mountain into a intimate chamber where human presence became measurable in footsteps rather than years.

Lismore/An Lios Mór: A large, roughly oval enclosure (KE045-018----) situated on a gentle NNW facing slope of Flemingstown mountain. The remains of a small sub-rectangular hut KE045-018001- are located directly W of the large N gap. A low bank of earth and stones encloses an area 2.5m x 3.2m in extent. The bank is up to .5m high and c. 1.1m wide, and either of the gaps in the E and S walls could represent the original entrance. The remainder of the interior of the rath is occupied by a series of NW-SE cultivation ridges. The above description is derived from J. Cuppage, ‘Corca Dhuibhne. Dingle Peninsula archaeological survey. Ballyferriter. Oidhreacht Chorca Dhuibhne’ (1986), no. 423. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 7 August 2013

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