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Lismaleen

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

What is recorded here

On a rise in undulating pastureland. Circular rath (diam. 24m), in fair condition, defined by two banks and an intervening fosse. The outer bank is overlain by a field wall. A causewayed gap at NNE may be original. There is a possible house site (GA095-040001-) within the interior. Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 19 December 2017
Lismaleen, Garraun Lower is a circular ringfort, likely dating to the early medieval period, characterized by two banks and a central fosse. Local tradition associates such sites with fairy folklore, often regarded as the dwellings of supernatural beings or places to be avoided for fear of disturbance.

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