Lisnagrough

In pasture, on gentle N-facing slope. Roughly circular area (32m E-W; 29.5m N-S) enclosed by earthen bank (int. H 0.8m) with external fosse (D 0.6m); outer earthen bank (int. H 1.4m; ext. H 1.4m) c. 19m outside of fosse; external fosse (fosse two) to W (D 1m) and N. Internal face of inner bank is low SW ->E, sloping gently down to interior. Kink in outer bank to NNW. According to local information, fosse two infilled to S with field fence clearance material; gap (Wth 3m) recently broken through outer bank to SSE and material dumped inside. Interior planted with coniferous trees. Area between inner bank and outer bank is covered in long grass; concrete silage slab to W. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

Lisnagrough, Ballygrace is a ringfort, likely dating to the early medieval period, characterized by a double earthen bank and an external fosse. Local tradition associates such sites with fairy lore, often regarded as dwellings of the "good people" or places of supernatural significance.