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Lissard

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

What is recorded here

The following description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Meath' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1987). 24m NNE-SSW, 20m WNW- ESE). Fosse and counterscarp S-NE. Original entrance at ENE.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record ME008-042

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Photo credits
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • John Quirke / www.quirke.ie, via Meath Chronicle, www.meathchronicle.ie
  • Malene Thyssen, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
  • Britishfinance, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Colin Park, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Mike Searle, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Kieran Campbell, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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