Lismore Fort, ceremonial enclosure in County Louth

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What is recorded here

Situated on top of a steep-sided hill, with extensive views in all directions. This is known as ‘Lismore fort’ and is a circular grass-covered area (diam. 83m N-S; 77m E-W) defined by a scrub-covered earthen (Wth of base 6.3m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 1.9m) separated by a fosse (Wth of base 2.5m; ext. D 0.2m) from an outer bank (Wth 4.5m; ext. H 0.5m), which only survives NW-N-ESE. There is no visible ancient entrance, although the inner bank is gapped in several places. The mound barrow (LH017-074001-) is about 13.5m SE of the centre, and the ring-barrow (LH017-073----) is c. 110m to the WSW.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LH017-074002

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