Lisbealada

In pasture, on SW-facing slope. Irregular area (L 58m; Wth 48.5m) defined by scarp (H 0.9m) with external fosse (D 0.5m) NE->SW. Traces of stone-built bank atop scarp SE->SW. Interior raised (from NE-SW) to SW to compensate for hillslope. Irregular spread of stones in SE quadrant may be remains of hachured features on OS 6-inch map (1842). 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

Lisbealada, Derreennatra is a likely early-medieval ringfort, characterized by a scarp and fosse, with traces of a stone bank, situated on a south-west facing slope. Local tradition may associate such sites with fairy lore, though specific folklore for this fort is not recorded.