Lisheennafreaghoge

In improved pasture, located at the summit of a NW–SE ridge, with excellent views in all directions, especially extensive to S–SW, and overlooking Clooturnaun Lough c. 400m to NW. This rath, named ‘Lisheennafreaghoge’ on the 1838 and 1917 OS 6-inch maps, was levelled during land reclamation. The slightly raised outline of a circular area (24.6m E–W; 21.7m N–S) can still be traced at ground level, defined by a broad sloping undulation representing a levelled bank/scarp. The scarp survives best at W−NW where a single hawthorn bush grows. Surface undulations at SW and N provide ephemeral evidence of a possible fosse and outer bank. The entrance appears most likely to have been at E, where the enclosing undulation is lowest. Other raths (MA092-045----; MA092-047----; MA092-051) are located 150m to SW, 300m to NNE and 280m to ENE, respectively. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 11 March 2022

Lisheennafreaghoge is a likely early-medieval ringfort situated on a prominent ridge in improved pasture, offering strategic views and proximity to Clooturnaun Lough. Local tradition associates such sites with fairy lore, and though specific folklore is unrecorded, the name may hint at historical or mythical significance.