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Indicated, Lisnamuck

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Indicated, Lisnamuck
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In pasture, on S-facing hill slope in area of outcropping limestone. D-shaped area (48m N-S; 34m E-W) enclosed by dry-stone wall (int. H 1m; ext. H 1.1), with vertical inner face and sod-covered sloping outer face SE->NNE, and by linear dry-stone field wall on NE side. Cattle trough inserted into inner wall face at N; interior used as paddock. Interior, under pasture, slopes down to S. Access to interior via gate in field wall. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011 See attached ASI aerial photographs ASIAP – taken on 04/03/2006. See attached ASI aerial photographs ASIAP – taken on 04/03/2006.
Lisnamuck is a D-shaped early-medieval ringfort, likely dating to between the 6th and 10th centuries, characterized by a dry-stone enclosure with a vertical inner face and sloping outer face. Local tradition associates such sites with fairy folk, and "Lisnamuck" may derive from "Lios na Muc," meaning "Fort of the Boars," hinting at both historical and mythological significance.

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