What is recorded here

Lissard is a circular fairy fort in County Cork, Ireland, holding a 35-metre diameter within double earthen banks and two fosses. It sits below the crest of a hillock on a southeast-facing slope, with a causeway entrance now blocked by earth and branches. The interior has become heavily overgrown, transforming a strong defensive ring into a quiet green chamber where human memory has faded but the shape of the build remains clear.

In pasture, below crest of hillock, on SE-facing slope. Circular area (diam. c. 35m) enclosed by two earthen banks (inner bank, int. H 1m; ext. H 2.55m: outer bank, H 0.85m) with intervening fosse (D 0.85m); external fosse (D 0.75m); counterscarp bank (H 0.3m) to SW. Entrance with causeway through inner (Wth 3.2m) and outer banks; break in outer bank blocked by earth and branches. External fosse infilled for short section to E and SSE; truncated by field fence to N. Interior heavily overgrown. Described by Jones (1910, 53) as 'strong fort of Duntulcha, 76 yards in diameter at the widest part, and surrounded by three ramparts and two fosses,...'. Possible Man-made underground passage (CO017-07702-) associated with site. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

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