
What is recorded here
Lisduff preserves a circular rath thirty-five metres across, its earthen bank still catching the light in Galway grassland while faint stone-facing survives at the northeast edge. The name translates as dark fort, fitting a place where shadow lingers longer and memory arrives unfinished. A house later took the same identity, perhaps built beside or even into the older circle, turning anonymous earth into a address people could pronounce.
In grassland. Poorly preserved circular rath (diam. c. 35m) defined by a bank with traces of internal stone-facing at NE.
Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG
Date of upload: 4 January 2018
Lisduff, Grange is a circular ringfort, likely dating to the early medieval period, situated in grassland with a diameter of approximately 35 metres. While folklore is not specifically recorded for this site, like many such forts in Ireland, it may have been associated with local legends involving fairies or ancient inhabitants.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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