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Lisnagreeve - Hachured (1923

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
Lisnagreeve - Hachured (1923
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In pasture, on SE-facing slope. Circular area (33.5m N-S; 32.5m E-W) enclosed by two concentric earthen banks with an intervening fosse. Inner bank (int. H 0.5m; ext. H 2.55m) has gaps at SE (Wth 3.6m) and NW (Wth 2.7m). Flat-topped outer bank (int. H 1.1m; ext. H 1.6m) is higher internally W->E (int. H 2.15m to base of fosse) and is covered with dense overgrowth. No definite gap in outer bank but a slight lowering occurs at SE opposite gap in inner bank. Fosse (Wth 3.5m) has marshy base and narrows to 2m SW->WNW. Interior slopes gently down to SE and is under rough pasture. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Lisnagreeve - Hachured is a circular early-medieval ringfort, likely dating to between the 5th and 10th centuries, characterized by two concentric earthen banks and a fosse. Local folklore, though not specifically recorded for this site, often associates such forts with fairy dwellings or ancient druidic activity in Irish tradition.

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