Lisnacarhoon

In pasture, on a gentle NE-facing slope, with views SE to The Paps of Dana. A circular area (diam. 34m) defined by an overgrown earthen bank (Wth 3.7m; int. H 0.65m; ext. H 2.2m) SW-NE, by a low grass-covered eroded bank (int. H 0.4m; ext. H 0.8m) NE-SE and by a scarp SE-SW. Traces of an external fosse are evident WSW-WNW. There is a possible causeway entrance (Wth 4.2m) at E. Mounds of earth are evident in the NW quadrant. Field boundaries abut the perimeter externally at NW and NNE and skirt the rath SSE-SSW. A large prostrate stone and an adjacent depression in the SE quadrant may mark the location of a Man-made underground passage (KE068-001002-). There is a possible children's burial ground (KE068-001003-) in the NW quadrant. This is the 'black-fort' recorded in the 1940s in Thomas Daly's land (Schools Manuscript, Co. Kerry). Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork. Date of upload: 31 January 2011

Lisnacarhoon, Knockdoorah is a circular earthen ringfort, likely dating to the early medieval period, characterized by a partially eroded bank and ditch. Local tradition associates such sites with fairy lore, and the name "Lisnacarhoon" may derive from "Lios na cárthaoin," meaning a "fairy enclosure of the little ones."