What is recorded here

Lisnaraha is a hilltop ringwork in County Tipperary where a four-metre stone bank still rises above a deep U-shaped ditch. That much height and deliberate shape suggest people valued the view, the defense or both. The southeast gap may have been a causewayed entrance, inviting visitors past the outer bank into the small enclosed world above.

Situated on top of a hill. A raised area (39.6m N-S; 43m NE-SW) defined by an earth and stone bank (Wth 5m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 4.43m); a deep, steep-sided, U-shaped fosse (Wth 3.5m; D 2.27m) and a substantial outer bank (Wth 3.8m; ext. H 1.54m). Possible causewayed entrance (Wth 4m) in the SE quadrant. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Tipperary. Vol. 1 - North Tipperary' compiled by Jean Farrelly and Caimin O'Brien (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2002). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 September 2008

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