Lisheen

On a S-facing slope in pastureland. Named 'Lisheen' on the OS 6-inch maps, this roughly circular ring-barrow (diam. c. 20m; H 0.82m) comprises a central mound (diam. c. 4m) encircled by a fosse and external bank. A field wall overlies the bank from E through S to W. Gaps at N and S are modern. McCaffrey (1952, 25, no. 66; 1955, 222; Killanin and Duignan 1967, 190) Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 9 August 2019

Lisheen, Ballynamannin is a Bronze Age ring-barrow, characterized by a central mound surrounded by a fosse and external bank. Such monuments are significant for understanding burial practices and social structures of early Irish communities.