Discover Alone, back to main map

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Lismacool

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Lismacool is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Lismacool, County Roscommon, Ireland. The D-shaped grass-covered area measures 30 metres east-northeast to west-southwest and 26 metres north-northwest to south-southeast at the crest of a south-facing slope. An earthen bank and a fosse marked by lush vegetation define the perimeter, while a western entrance and southern field bank truncate the site.
At the crest of a S-facing slope. D-shaped grass-covered area (dims 30m ENE-WSW; 26m NNW-SSE) defined by an earthen bank (at WSW: Wth 6.6m; int. H 0.1m; ext. H 0.7m) WSW-NNW, and a fosse visible as a band of lush vegetation (Wth 3.5-3.7m) WSW-NNE. There is an entrance (Wth 3.2m), probably modern, at W. The site is truncated by an ENE-WSW field bank at S and a pond at E. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

What survives
Recorded monument

Places near here

Add to this placeAdd a picture Comment or add a tip

Explore 1,118,481 places