Lisnabrone, fairy fort in County Limerick

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What is recorded here

In level pasture. Circular area (31.4m N-S; 30.9m E-W) defined by a scarped edge (H 1.3m; Wth 0.4m), with an external fosse (D 0.3m; Wth 2.1m) SW->W and NNW->ENE. Ramp (Wth 2m) across scarp at SSE. Field boundaries abut scarp at NNW, SE and W. Interior, which slopes gently down towards centre, is under pasture but with overgrowth along its perimeter.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LI036-149

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