Why this matters
A local fairy fort (ringfort/rath); wider significance not recorded.
Overview
Lisnagrough — Lisnagrough is recorded as Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Tipperary. Situated on a W-facing slope just off the summit of a gently sloping hill. A poorly preserved site which has been levelled except for the S portion where the bank has been incorporated into a hedgerow.
Who made it and when
The saved account records: In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
How it was made and used
The saved account records: A poorly preserved site which has been levelled except for the S portion where the bank has been incorporated into a hedgerow.
What was found
The saved account records: Situated on a W-facing slope just off the summit of a gently sloping hill.
What remains
The saved account records: Originally the site consisted of a raised circular area (diam.
Why it mattered
Lisnagrough — Lisnagrough matters because the source ties fairy fort / earthen ringfort to this exact landscape and preserves evidence that a bare map name loses. The saved account adds: 35.5m E-W) enclosed by a bank, which has been reduced to a scarp, (H 0.36m) and an external fosse (Wth 4.6m).
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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