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Lisnabrock

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Lisnabrock is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Derryleigh, County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies the east face of a north-south ridge in undulating countryside. The site lies between two crossing roads, with one road touching the north on an east-west axis and the other touching the south on a northwest-southeast axis. The earthen ringfort is not visible at ground level.
Situated on the E face of a N-S ridge in undulating countryside. Depicted as a circular enclosure on the latest ed. OS 6-inch map between two roads which intersect the site, one at N on an E-W axis and one at S on a NW-SE axis. Not visible at ground level. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Tipperary. Vol. 1 - North Tipperary' compiled by Jean Farrelly and Caimin O'Brien (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2002). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 September 2008

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