What is recorded here

Lisconny is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Lisconny, County Sligo, Ireland. It occupies a low ridge in undulating pasture and contains a circular grass-covered area eighteen point five metres across. An earthen bank three point five metres wide and between one and one point two metres high surrounds the interior, with a possible eastern entrance and three mature trees on the bank. A linear cleft in the northern arc may result from quarrying.

In undulating pasture, on a low ridge. A circular area (int. diam. 18.5m) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 3.5m; int. H 1.2m; ext. H 1m). A possible entrance (Wth 3.5m) is at E. The interior is grass-covered. Three mature trees grow on bank. A linear cleft in the bank in the N arc may be the result of quarrying. 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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