What is recorded here

Lisheenbeg is a circular earthen fort in County Cork pasture, marked by a heavy bank and a hidden underground passage in its west half. Cattle still force gaps through the southern and western fences, treating the ancient boundary as a mere suggestion rather than a wall. The site retains its shape beneath grass and shadow, waiting for someone to notice the passage or imagine the hands that dug it.

In pasture, on NE-facing slope. Circular area (34m N-S; 33m E-W) enclosed by heavily overgrown, earthen bank (int. H 1.5m; ext. H 1.75m). External fosse survives as slight slope down to base of bank. Bank incorporated into field fence system SSW->NE; entrance (Wth 2m) to E; cattle gaps to S and WSW. Highest point of interior is W half, sloping down towards entrance to E and more gently to N and S. Man-made underground passage (CO041-10002-) in W half of interior. 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

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