What is recorded here
In pasture, at base of SSE-facing slope. Hachured as circular enclosure (diam. c. 45m) on 1st ed. O.S. map; levelled c. 1982. Enclosing earthen bank survives in field fence system ESE->SSW (H 1.6m). Man-made underground passage (CO109-053002) in interior.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no. 26/1976).
Lisnacunna is a likely early-medieval ringfort, indicated by its circular enclosure and surviving earthen bank. Local folklore, though not detailed, may associate it with fairy tradition, as suggested by the name "Lisnacunna," which may derive from a Gaelic term implying a "fairy place."
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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