Lissacresig

Lissacresig is a ringfort (rath) and National Monument (#571) located in County Cork, Ireland.[2]

Lissacresig
Lios an Chraosaigh
Shown within Ireland
LocationLissacresig, Macroom,
County Cork, Ireland
Coordinates51.924359°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]
Designation

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.[3] The name means "ringfort of the glutton."[4] 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.[5] 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.[6][7][8]

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