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Lisheencreena

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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On a ridge in undulating grassland. This almost circular rath (30m N-S; 29m E-W), in fair condition, is defined by a bank which is visible at N and E; elsewhere a scarp forms the enclosing element.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record GA117-021

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