What is recorded here
Lisnabrock is a circular earthen ringfort in County Cork, Ireland, measuring 32.4m and 30.4m across with a narrow NE gap. It sits on a terrace above a slop, enclosed by a bank rising 2.5m externally. The interior remains level despite possible plough scars, preserving the shape of a place where people once lived, worked and belonged.
In pasture, on terrace above NE-facing slop. Circular raised area (32.4m N-S; 30.4m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 1.8m; ext. H 2.5m); slight traces of external fosse. Narrow gap in bank to NE. Interior level; possible plough scarp on internal face of bank.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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