Discover Alone ← Back to nearby map

← Back to the nearby map

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Lisaquill

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
View what I want to do
No photo yet

Add your own picture and explain the route, parking, gates, paths or landmarks that help people find it.

Earn 5 points after the picture is checked and accepted.

Add your photo and local directionsShare what you found

What is recorded here

Situated on a SE-facing slope. This is an oval grass-covered area (dims 48m NW-SE; 31m NE-SW) that slopes down to the SE (H 1.9m) defined by an earthen bank (at NW: Wth of base 4.6m; int. H 1.2m; ext. H 1.3m) with some bushes W-N which is much reduced (at SE: Wth of base 7m; int. H 0.1m; ext. H 0.8m) N-ESE, but it is absent SSE-W. There is no visible fosse and a road bank surrounds the perimeter ESE-S. The original entrance is not identified The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Monaghan' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of revision: 27 February 2018

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