Lisbeg

In pasture, on shoulder of E-W ridge above steep N-facing slope. Roughly circular area (49.1m E-W) enclosed by low earthen bank (int. H 0.2m), with external fosse (max. D 2.2m). Second earthen bank (H 0.9m) 5.1m outside inner bank survives to N; true extent not visible due to overgrowth. Gap in inner bank to NW (Wth 2m), with causeway. 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

Lisbeg, Glanycarney is a roughly circular early-medieval ringfort, characterized by a low earthen bank and an external fosse, typical of defended farmsteads of the period. Local folklore, though not detailed in the record, often associates such sites with fairy legends or ancient druidic activity.