Liscat

On a low rise. A raised circular area (int. diam. c. 40m) enclosed by three earthen banks with intervening fosses. The inner bank (Wth 5.5m; int. H 1.3m; ext. H 2.2m) is separated from flat-topped middle bank (Wth c. 8m; int. H 1.35m; ext. H 1.5m) by a dry flat-bottomed fosse (Wth 6.8m). The outer bank (Wth c. 4m; int. H 2.2m; ext. H 0.9m) is separated from the middle bank by an outer fosse (Wth 5.8m). There is an entrance (Wth 5m) at ENE with a causeway across the fosses. The level interior is raised c. 1.4m above the external ground level. The rath is densely covered with overgrowth. According to local tradition, a duel took place in this rath between an O'Hara and a Percival of Templehouse. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008