
What is recorded here
On a S-facing slope. Listed as 'Enclosure' in the SMR (1992) and the RMP (1996). A circular grass-covered area (int. diam. 30m E-W; 28m N-S) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 4-4.3m; int. H 0.7-1m; ext. H 0.9-1m) NE-SW which is incorporated into a field bank (Wth 3m; int. H 1.4-1.6m; ext. H 1.2-1.4m) elsewhere, and an outer fosse (Wth of base 1.6m; ext. D 0.3m) WSW-N. The original entrance could not be identified.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 27 April 2020
Lisnacloonagh, Kilclehaun is a circular earthen ringfort, likely dating to the early medieval period, characterized by a grass-covered interior and a substantial bank. Local tradition associates such sites with fairy lore, though no specific folklore is recorded for this particular location.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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