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Lissgallon

Fairy fort / stone ringfort
Lissgallon
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On a ridge in good pasture with excellent views. Circular slightly raised area (int. diam. 26m) enclosed by a high stone wall with earthen fill. The interior has a number of mounds and depressions. At SE is a depression (L 4m; Wth 2m) and on the N side is a mound running parallel to the wall (L 5.9m; Wth 1.2m). No indication of a fosse or entrance. In the NW part of the wall is the entrance to a Man-made underground passage (SL007-021002-). Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 14 May 2013
Lissgallon, Cloghboley is a circular early-medieval ringfort, likely dating to between the 5th and 10th centuries, characterized by a stone wall with earthen fill enclosing a 26m diameter interior. Local folklore, though sparse, may associate such sites with fairy dwellings or ancient druidic activity, common in Irish tradition.

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