Lisnaraha

In pasture, on SW-facing slope. Circular area (91.4m N-S; 90.4m E-W) enclosed by substantial earthen bank (int. H 3.4m) with external fosse (D 2.65m). Low earthen field boundary (H 0.4m) at outer edge of fosse, stone faced externally. Gap (Wth 3m) in bank to SSW. Second gap (Wth 4.8m) to E with causeway across fosse; sides of gap cut back by machinery, giving vertical sections through bank. Fosse waterlogged to E; according to Hartnett (1939, 288), spring in fosse to S of entrance (causewayed gap). Possible Man-made underground passage (CO062-135002-) in interior; interior ploughed c. 1984. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009 This monument is subject to a preservation order made under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 (PO no. 12/1972).

Lisnaraha, Loughane East is a large, well-preserved early-medieval ringfort, likely dating to between the 6th and 10th centuries AD, characterized by a substantial earthen bank and external fosse. Local tradition associates such sites with the Tuatha Dé Danann, and they are often referred to as "fairy forts," believed to be the homes of supernatural beings in Irish folklore.