What is recorded here

The fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Lyre is in County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies a north-northwest-facing slope beside Lyre Glen, 20 to 30 metres to the west. The roughly circular enclosure measures 38.5 metres north to south and about 30 metres east to west. An earthen bank 1.8 metres wide and 1 metre high internally surrounds it, with evidence of stone facing; the bank becomes a scarp about 3 metres high in the west quadrant.

On a NNW-facing slope in undulating terrain, Lyre Glen runs c. 20-30m to the W. A roughly circular ringfort (diam. 38.5m N-S; E-W based on OS 6-inch map is c. 30m) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 1.8m; int. H 1m; ext. H 0.2m) with a high stone content and evidence of a stone revettment. In the W quadrant the bank is reduced to scarp (H c. 3m). The monument is known locally as the 'Lis'. The ringfort is heavily overgrown with scrub both on the banks and in the interior. There is a gap in the bank in the SSW quadrant. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

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