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Lisbiggan — Ballygilgan

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Lisbiggan — Ballygilgan
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Situated on a very slight rise in gently undulating pasture. This rath is not indicated on the 1837-8 OS 6-inch map, but is shown on the 1940-1 edition where it is named 'Lisbiggan'. It consists of roughly circular, slightly raised area (diam. 25m) defined at WSW-NW by an irregular scarp (ext. H 0.6m), at NW-NE by remnants of an earth and stone bank (Wth 5m; int. H 0.3m) and elsewhere by a barely perceptible rise. The original entrance is not evident. The remains of a souterrain (SL008-012002-) are located on the W side of the interior along the original line of the bank. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 21 April 2011

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