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Lisnabrock

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
Lisnabrock
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Lisnabrock is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Ballyquin (decies Within Drum By.), County Waterford, Ireland. The subcircular dished area measures 26 metres from northwest to southeast and 21.8 metres from northeast to southwest. An earth and stone bank forms the western and eastern edges, while a stone field bank incorporates the northern edge. The site sits in mixed woodland on a steep south-facing slope overlooking the sea about 300 metres away, with no visible fosse or entrance.
Located in mixed woodland towards the top of a steep S-facing slope overlooking the sea, c. 300m distant. Subcircular dished area (diam. 26m NW-SE; 21.8m NE-SW) defined by an earth and stone bank (at S: Wth 3.5m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 0.4m) E-W, and incorporated into a stone field bank (at N: Wth 1m; ext. H 1m at N) elsewhere. There is no visible fosse or entrance. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Waterford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 10th October, 2011 Compiled by: Michael Moore

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