Lisheen a Thoura

In pasture, on break in N-facing slope. Depicted as hachured circular enclosure on 1842 OS 6-inch map, interior planted with trees; indicated as circular enclosure on 1906 OS 6-inch map, with interior planted; hachured as circular area (diam. c. 20m) enclosed by fosse on 1937 OS 6-inch map. No visible surface trace of site; according to local information, bivallate fort, levelled c. 1956. Fosse of circular enclosure visible as cropmark in aerial photograph (GSIAP, R645). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

Lisheen a Thoura, also known as Velvetstown, is a circular fairy fort (ringfort/rath) located in a pastoral setting on a north-facing slope. It is likely of early-medieval origin and has been associated with local folklore involving fairies, as suggested by its name and traditional Irish place-name elements.