Ringfort - rath

The National Monuments Service's description

On top of a prominent hill in an area of undrained and uncleared marshy pasture with good views.
Hachured on the 1840 and 1916 eds. of the OS 6-inch maps and named ‘Lisillaun’ on the latter ed. Listed as ‘enclosure’ in the RMP (1996).
An almost circular rath (34m N-S; 33.5m E-W) defined by an inner bank (Wth 4.4-6m; int. H 0.5-0.9m; ext. H 2-2.8m), intervening fosse (Wth 1.9-4m) and outer bank (Wth 3m; int. H 0.6-1.45m; ext. H 0.15-0.6m), which has been reduced to a scarp (H 0.25m), now overgrown, at S. Both banks are steep sided and round topped and the fosse is waterlogged. A causewayed entrance gap (Wth 6m) at E marks the original entrance. Three narrow cattle gaps (Wth 0.5m) are also visible. A cattle path running along the N sector of outer face of the inner bank gives the appearance of a slight terrace. The gently undulating interior is densely overgrown with rushes and reeds and is very marshy. There is a farmyard c. 70m to the SW.

The following image has been uploaded: CL016-106----_01.jpg Aerial view from NW

Compiled by: Olive Alcock and Lynda McCormack

Date of upload: 28 June 2022

References

Record of Monuments and Places as established under Section 12 of the National Monuments (Amendment) Act 1994, County Clare. Issued by National Monuments and Historic Properties Service 1996. Department of Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands.