What is recorded here
Lissane is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Bunnacranagh, County Sligo, Ireland. The possible rath sits in pasture on a gentle NE-facing slope but is not visible at ground level. It appears on the 1838 and 1911 OS 6-inch maps as an embanked circular area about 25m across.
In pasture, on a gentle NE-facing slope. The possible rath is not visible at ground level. It is indicated on the 1838 and 1911 OS 6-inch maps as an embanked circular area (diam. c. 25m).
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005).
Date of upload: 18 January 2008
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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