What is recorded here

Lisheenacluvain, the little fort of the hairy man, stands as a two-metre earthen arc above a rectangular graveyard on a western slope. The scarp curves forty metres from east to south-west, defining a platform that commands an extensive view across the River Lee. The hairy man may have been a local descriptor for a bearded keeper or a transformation of the landscape itself, but the earth remains shaped for human use.

On gentle W-facing slope, commanding extensive view to W and NW across River Lee. Arc (C c. 40m) ESE->SW, formed by scarp (H 2m), defines platform at N end of rectangular graveyard (CO082-021001-). According to O'Donoghue (1986, 249), site of 'ringfort called Lisheenacluvane - Lisin a' Chlumhain (little fort of the hairy man)'. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

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