Liscannor Fort (Site of) — Report the wrong picture

What is recorded here

An O’Connor fort named Liscannor once stood north of the pier, but Irish Lights and landscaping erased its marks by 1998. Map makers kept calling the vanished fort a fort long after soil, stone and memory slipped away. The town still carries the name of what disappeared beneath its own making.

Just N of the pier in Liscannor. Named ‘Liscannor Fort – site of’ on the 1840 and 1916 OS 6-inch maps. Westropp (1910, 155) refers to ‘Passing the little seaport, on the site of the old “Liss” of the O’Conors, that gave the place its name…’. On inspection in 1998 the area was found to be landscaped and occupied by Irish Lights no archaeological remains were visible. Compiled by: Mary Tunney Date of upload: 4 November 2025

Liscannor Fort is a likely early-medieval ringfort situated just north of the pier in Liscannor. It is associated with the O’Conors, a prominent Gaelic dynasty, and its name "Liss" suggests a traditional settlement or stronghold, with local tradition and historical references hinting at its significance in early Irish history.

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