Lios na gCon

Lios na gCon is a reconstructed ringfort located in Darrara, County Cork, Ireland. It was excavated and reconstructed on its original location between August 1987 and August 1989 by Macra na Feirme from Clonakilty.

Type: Archaeological site
Description: Restored ancient ringfort
Also known as: “Dogfort” and “Lios na gCon Ring Fort”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Templebryan Stone Circle and Clonakilty Library.

Templebryan Stone Circle

Archaeological site

Photo: Ceoil, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Templebryan Stone Circle is a stone circle, located 2.5 km north of Clonakilty, County Cork, Ireland. Grid ref: W386 438. Close by lies an Early Christian site. Templebryan Stone Circle is situated 3½ km northwest of Lios na gCon.

Clonakilty Library

Library

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Clonakilty Library is situated 3½ km west of Lios na gCon.

Church of the Immaculate Conception

Church

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Church of the Immaculate Conception is situated 3½ km west of Lios na gCon.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shannonvale and Clonakilty.

Shannonvale

Village

Shannonvale or Shannon Vale is a small rural village near Clonakilty in County Cork, Ireland. It lies in the civil parishes of Kilnagross and Templebryan. Shannonvale is situated 3½ km northwest of Lios na gCon.

Clonakilty

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Clonakilty, often shortened to "Clon", is a town on the coast of County Cork in southwest Ireland, 50 km southwest of Cork city. It's a seaside resort, with a population of 5000 in 2022.