What is recorded here

Lisnagat, the ringfort of the cats, crouches in a Kerry field corner, its earth bank cut by a later field ridge and smothered in growth. The name suggests cats rather than people, as if the fort belonged to them or they belonged to it. Whatever lived there, the land kept the shape while forgetting the hands that made it.

Lisnagat/Lios na gCat (ringfort of the cats). Situated SW of the previous four sites, this univallate rath lies in a corner of a field and is cut on the W side by a fieldbank. This fort was very overgrown and inaccessible. The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 496. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 2 August 2013

A local fairy fort (ringfort/rath) known as Lisnagat or "ringfort of the cats," likely dating to the early medieval period. It is associated with local folklore involving supernatural or otherworldly beings, as suggested by its traditional name and the common Irish belief in fairy dwellings.

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