Lissacresig Ringfort
Lissacresig is a ringfort and National Monument located in County Cork, Ireland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: Ringfort in County Cork, Ireland
- Also known as: “Lissacresig”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Carrigaphooca Castle and Carrigaphooca Stone Circle.
Carrigaphooca Castle
Ruins
Carrigaphooca Castle is a ruined five storey rectangular tower house situated on a steep-sided rock overlooking the River Sullane. Carrigaphooca 6 km west of Macroom, County Cork, Ireland, in an area once known as Gleann na n-Dearg. Carrigaphooca Castle is situated 2½ km southeast of Lissacresig Ringfort.
Carrigaphooca Stone Circle
Archaeological site
Carrigaphooca Stone Circle is a stone circle and National Monument located in County Cork, Ireland. It is situated 4.4 km west of Macroom, immediately east of Carrigaphooca Castle, north of the N22, and near the confluence of the River Sullane and River Foherish. Carrigaphooca Stone Circle is situated 2½ km southeast of Lissacresig Ringfort.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Clondrohid and Carriganimmy.
Clondrohid
Locality
Photo: Neville Goodman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Clondrohid is a village and civil parish in County Cork, Ireland, four miles north of Macroom. As of the 2022 census, the population of the village was recorded as 180, down slightly from 188 people as of the 2011 census.
Carriganimmy
Village
Carriganima or Carriganimmy is a village in the Barony of Muskerry, County Cork, Ireland, situated approximately 11 km northwest of Macroom and 10 km south of Millstreet. Carriganimmy is situated 6 km north of Lissacresig Ringfort.
Ballymakeery
Village
Photo: Richard Fensome, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ballymakeera or Ballymakeery is a small townland and Gaeltacht village in the civil parish of Ballyvourney, barony of Muskerry West, County Cork, Ireland. Ballymakeery is situated 6 km west of Lissacresig Ringfort.
Lissacresig Ringfort
- Categories: ringfort, Axial stone circle, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: County Cork, Munster, Southwest Ireland, Ireland, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.92439° or 51° 55′ 28″ northLongitude
-9.05582° or 9° 3′ 21″ westElevation
90 metres (295 feet)Open location code
9C3GWWFV+QMOpenStreetMap ID
way 640282767OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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In Other Languages
“Lissacresig Ringfort” goes by many names.
- Irish: “Lios an Chraosaigh”
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