What is recorded here

Indicated is a circular earthen rath in County Mayo, Ireland, standing thirty-four metres across on a pasture rise above a northern stream. Its slumped bank has been widened into a field fence, yet the intact arc still frames distant raths and undulating terrain. The fort may have marked territory, sheltered people or simply watched the valley, but its visible shape preserves that unknown purpose against forgetting.

In pasture, located on a rise, with a steep slope on the N side, dropping to a stream at the base of the slope 50m to N. There are good views of the surrounding undulating terrain. Slightly raised circular area (34m N−S; 33m N−S) defined by an earthen scarp. The scarp (H 1.6m; Wth slope 3.6m, at S) is rather slumped and dilapidated on the SW arc; it is the scarp is modified at W−SE to serve as a field fence (H 1m at NW), and is faced with stone and topped with a post-and-wire fence. There are two breaks/eroded sections, one at SSE and one at W. The interior is slightly domed or raised along a central E−W axis There is small area of quarrying on the slope to NW of the rath. Two other raths (MA071-128----; MA071-129----) are located 230m to NE and 170m to S, respectively; both are visible from this rath. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 27 August 2021

Lismiraun is a likely early-medieval ringfort, characterized by a slightly raised circular area measuring approximately 34 meters north–south, situated on a rise with a steep slope to the north. Local tradition associates such sites with fairy lore, and they were often considered sacred or inhabited by supernatural beings in Irish folklore.

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