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Lissacresig
Lios an Chraosaigh
Lissacresig is located in Ireland
Lissacresig
Location in Ireland
Location Lissacresig, Macroom,
County Cork, Ireland
Coordinates 51°55′28″N 9°03′21″W / 51.924359°N 9.055811°W / 51.924359; -9.055811
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
Designation
National Monument of Ireland

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

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. The name means "ringfort of the glutton." 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. 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.

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