Lissaniska, fairy fort or earthen ringfort in County Kerry

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What is recorded here

In pasture, in an area liable to floods, on the N bank of the Laune River. Access to the rath was not gained as the area was inaccessible due to winter floods. The rath is indicated on the 1846 OS 6-inch map as a circular enclosure (diam. 25m). It is indicated as a circular enclosure (diam. c. 35m) on the 1895 OS 6-inch map.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record KE057-077

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