
What is recorded here
Situated on top of a slight rise. This is a grass-covered circular area (int. diam. 21m E-W; 19m N-S) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 3m; H. 0.95m), and an external fosse represented by a band of rushes (Wth 2.5m) NW-N-SE. The entrance (Wth 2.9m) is at E, and the monument is circumscribed by field banks SE-S-NW.
The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Leitrim' compiled by Michael J. Moore (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2003). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 23 September 2008
Lisconor is a grass-covered ringfort, likely dating to the early medieval period, characterized by an earthen bank and an external fosse. Local tradition associates such sites with fairy lore, and it may have been considered a dwelling place of the "good people" in Irish folklore.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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