Lissard

In pasture on N-facing slope. Depicted as circular enclosure on 1842 OS 6-inch map. Internal area (26m E-W) now truncated by drop into trackway to N; defined by earthen bank (H 1.85m) E->WSW; fosse (D 1.1m; Wth 4m) to S and W. Interior slopes to N. Overgrown with briars. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009