Lios

In pasture, on break in SW-facing slope. Circular area (54m N-S; 53m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank with stone core (int. H 1.5m; ext. H 2.5m); external fosse (max. D 1m). Break in bank to NE; causewayed entrance (Wth 4.5m) to W; bank quarried to SSW. Possible Man-made underground passage (CO019-06203-) in interior. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

Lios, Flemingstown is a circular early-medieval ringfort, likely dating to between the 5th and 10th centuries, characterized by an earthen bank with a stone core and an external fosse. Local tradition may associate such sites with fairy dwellings, reflecting the later folklore that often attached to these ancient settlements.