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Lisboy

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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On the NE end of a low steep-sided ridge with excellent view in all directions. A circular area (int. diam. c. 36m N-S; c. 38m E-W) defined NNW-ESE by a round-topped earthen bank (Wth 1.7m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 1.8m) and WSW-WNW by a low scarp (H 0.6m). No visible remains of the enclosing element elsewhere. The steep…

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On the NE end of a low steep-sided ridge with excellent view in all directions. A circular area (int. diam. c. 36m N-S; c. 38m E-W) defined NNW-ESE by a round-topped earthen bank (Wth 1.7m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 1.8m) and WSW-WNW by a low scarp (H 0.6m). No visible remains of the enclosing element elsewhere. The steep natural slope of the ridge marks the limit of the rath. The bank is skirted externally by a broad level platform (Wth 5.2m) from which the ground slopes down naturally. The rath is named 'Lisboy Fort' on the 1838 OS 6-inch map. There is a possible Man-made underground passage (SL020-221001-) in NE quadrant. The bank and platform are engulfed in overgrowth and a coppiced hazel wood occupies a large part of the interior. There is a lane immediately to NE.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record SL020-221

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  • Golfing in Ireland; photographer not stated, Source publisher
  • Kenneth Allen, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • A.-K. D., Wikimedia Commons · CC0
  • Richard Webb, Geograph · Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0
  • Wanfried-Dublin, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Zxcode / Wikimedia Commons, commons.wikimedia.org
  • Bob Embleton, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Andreas F. Borchert, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
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