Lisboy

In pasture, on a hillock, with extensive views in all directions. This rath is not visible at ground level. It is indicated on the 1895 OS 6-inch map as a circular enclosure (diam. c. 40m), open to the N. Another rath (KE057-091----) is c. 70m to the W. Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork. Date of upload: 31 January 2011

Lisboy, Rosnacartan Beg is a likely early-medieval ringfort, indicated on the 1895 Ordnance Survey map as a circular enclosure, situated on a hillock in a prominent landscape position. Though now largely invisible at ground level, it is traditionally associated with fairy lore, as is common with such sites in Irish tradition, where they were often believed to be entrances to the Otherworld.