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Liscoolan, hachured — Ruppulagh

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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In upland pasture, with outcropping rock, to immediately E of a natural linear crevice running NW-SE and overlooking lower ground to E. Annotated ‘Liscoolan’ on the 1840 ed. OSi 6-inch map where it is shown as a circular-shaped area defined by a scarp. Trivallate ringfort depicted on the 1897 ed. OSi 25-inch map as an oval-shaped area (dims. c. 25m N-S; 17m E-W) enclosed by three banks with intervening fosses. The outer bank is incorporated into a field boundary from NE-SE. Visible as an oval-shaped area covered with bushes on Digital Globe orthoimage taken between 2011-13 and on Google Earth orthoimages. See attached Google Earth orthoimages. Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick Date of upload: 11 November 2021

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