Lislea, fairy fort or earthen ringfort in County Louth

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What is recorded here

The following description is derived from both the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986) and the 'Archaeological Survey of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1991). diams. 24m N-S, 20m E-W) enclosed by earth and stone bank (Wth 3.5m, H c. 1.2m) with internal stone facing from SSE-S. Bank gapped in several places but with no recognisable ancient entrance. No visible fosse.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LH002-009

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HENRY CLARK, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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