Why this matters
A local fairy fort (ringfort/rath); wider significance not recorded.
Overview
Liss — Liss is recorded as Hilltop enclosure in Tipperary. Situated on the summit of a hill in an upland area with a nearby ringfort (TN034-069----) to NW. 130m NE-SW) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (Wth 1-1.5m
Who made it and when
The saved account records: External drystone wall facing in some sections is likely to be of nineteenth-century date (Farrelly and O'Brien 2002).
How it was made and used
The saved account records: Inner enclosing elements comprise a bank of earth 1.6m wide and 0.3m high with no obvious ditch feature.
What was found
The saved account records: Situated on the summit of a hill in an upland area with a nearby ringfort (TN034-069----) to NW.
What remains
The saved account records: The external drystone wall facing of the scarp may be of nineteenth-century date.
Why it mattered
Liss — Liss matters because the source ties hilltop enclosure to this exact landscape and preserves evidence that a bare map name loses. The saved account adds: These have been destroyed and are now only visible to the N.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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