Lissadoon, fairy fort or earthen ringfort in County Monaghan

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What is recorded here

Located at the SE end of a low NW-SE ridge. It is depicted as a large embanked enclosure (ext. diam. c. 65,) described as a ‘fort’ in gothic lettering on the 1834 edition of the OS 6-inch map and as a large D-shaped hachured feature (dims c. 65m E-W; c. 65m N-S) with straight sides at W and S, which is described as ‘Lissadoon’ in gothic lettering on the 1907 edition. This is a large D-shaped field defined by field banks and hedges. There is a straight internal scarp (Wth c. 9m; H c. 2.5m), probably old quarrying, inside the perimeter at S. It might be a large field. Revised by: Michael Moore Date of revision: 29 January 2018

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record MO012-032

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