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Lisnacola

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
Lisnacola
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In pasture, on E-facing slope. Roughly circular area (26m N-S; 24m E-W) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 2m), with external fosse (D 0.8m) E->W. Cultivation ridges cross interior on E-W axis. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009
Lisnacola, Ardura More is a roughly circular early-medieval ringfort, characterized by an earthen bank and a fosse, likely dating to between the 5th and 10th centuries AD. Local folklore, though not detailed in the record, often associates such sites with fairy realms or ancient druidic activity, reflecting their mystical status in Irish tradition.

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