Lios an Chraosaigh | |
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| Location | Lissacresig, Macroom, County Cork, Ireland |
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| Coordinates | 51°55′28″N9°03′21″W / 51.924359°N 9.055811°W |
| Type | ringfort and axial stone circle |
| Area | 3,760 m2 (0.907 ac) |
| History | |
| Material | earth |
| Founded | c. AD 550–900 |
| Cultures | Gaelic Ireland |
| Site notes | |
| Ownership | state [1] |
| Official name | Lissacresig |
| Reference no. | 571 [2] |
Lissacresig is a ringfort (rath) and National Monument (#571) located in County Cork, Ireland. [3]
Lissacresig is located 6.7 km west-northwest of Macroom, in the hills between the River Sullane and River Foherish.
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]
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