
Why this matters
A local fairy fort (ringfort/rath); wider significance not recorded.
Overview
Indicated — Lisnagrish is recorded as Enclosure in Longford. On top of a ridge running NNW-SSE with good views in all directions. of the OS 6-inch map as a rectangular farmstead associated with a possible house and outbuilding.
Who made it and when
The saved account records: The buildings and farmstead were probably of 18th century date.
How it was made and used
The saved account records: The buildings and the enclosing element of the farmstead have been levelled but the outline of the latter is visible in places as a low poorly preserved earthen bank (H c. 0.1m).
What was found
The saved account records: On top of a ridge running NNW-SSE with good views in all directions.
What remains
The saved account records: of the OS 6-inch map as a rectangular farmstead associated with a possible house and outbuilding.
Why it mattered
Indicated — Lisnagrish matters because the source ties enclosure to this exact landscape and preserves evidence that a bare map name loses. The saved account adds: A mature tree is growing at the S corner.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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