Lissacresig
Lios an Chraosaigh
Lissacresig Ringfort is located in Ireland
Lissacresig Ringfort
Shown within Ireland
LocationLissacresig, Macroom,
County Cork, Ireland
Coordinates51°55′28″N 9°03′21″W / 51.924359°N 9.055811°W / 51.924359; -9.055811
Typeringfort and axial stone circle
Area3,760 m2 (0.907 ac)
History
Materialearth
Foundedc. AD 550–900
CulturesGaelic Ireland
Site notes
Ownershipstate[1]
Official nameLissacresig
Reference no.571[2]

Lissacresig is a ringfort (rath) and National Monument (#571) located in County Cork, Ireland.[3]

Location

Lissacresig is located 6.7 km west-northwest of Macroom, in the hills between the River Sullane and River Foherish.

History and description

Lissacresig is a circular lios, 70 m (230 ft) in diameter with entrances in the southwest and northeast corners.[4] The name means "ringfort of the glutton."[5] Ringforts of this type were mostly built c. AD 550–900. Internally people were housed in wooden huts. Another fort lies 900 m to the northwest; this may have served as a livestock enclosure.[6] There are three monoliths (gallauns) and an axial stone circle in the area as well. The stone circle is formed of five large boulders; unusually, the axial stone is the longest.[7][8][9]

References

  1. ↑ "Listing 7 January 2003". Archived from the original (xls) on 27 February 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
  2. ↑ "National Monuments of County Cork in State Care" (PDF). heritageireland.ie. National Monument Service. p. 5. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  3. ↑ "National Monuments in State Care: Ownership & Guardianship" (PDF). National Monuments Service. 4 March 2009.
  4. ↑ "25-inch OS map". Archived from the original on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2017.
  5. ↑ "Lios an Chraosaigh/Lissacresig". logainm.ie.
  6. ↑ "Unpublished Excavations: RINGFORTS". The Heritage Council.
  7. ↑ "Lissacresig". themodernantiquarian.com.
  8. ↑ Burl, Aubrey (1 January 2005). A Guide to the Stone Circles of Britain, Ireland and Brittany. Yale University Press. ISBN 0300114060 – via Google Books.
  9. ↑ "Dunmanway to Clashavoon 100kV Overhead Line Environmental Reports - Constraints Report -Cultural Heritage" (PDF). eirgridgroup.com. 12 August 2010.


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