What is recorded here

Enclosure in Lisdoogan is an enclosure in Lisdoogan, County Sligo, Ireland. The trapezoidal site sits on the northeast-facing slope of a ridge and uses a raised north interior to balance the hillslope. An earthen bank with external stone-facing surrounds the area, while a drain runs along the inner northeast edge. The northeast bank now joins a northwest-southeast field boundary, and a possible two-metre entrance remains in the southwest corner.

On the NE-facing slope of a ridge. Trapezoidal area (33m NE-SW; 48m SE-NW on NE side; 20m on SW side) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 3m; int. H 1.4m; ext. H 1m) with external stone-facing. There is a possible entrance (Wth 2m) in the SW corner. The interior slopes down to NE and is raised on the N side to compensate for the hillslope; a drain has been cut along the inner side of the bank at NE. The bank along the NE side is incorporated into a NW-SE field boundary. Recorded in 1836 as 'Lisdoogan fort' (OSNB vol. 2, 233). Raftery (1974, 84) suggested there was an outer bank. 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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