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Fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Lisready

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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What is recorded here

At W end of low rise, in undulating pasture. Roughly circular area (19.5m NW-SE) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.6m; ext. H 0.9m) with noticeable flattened top (Wth 0.6m). Site is covered by overgrowth of trees and bushes, especially dense on W side. Field boundaries abut enclosure at N, S and NNW. Immediately outside bank at NW is small shed, the construction of which removed parts of exterior face of bank on that side.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LI018-021

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
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