Lisduff (Irish: Lios Dubh, meaning 'black fort') is a townland in County Cork, Ireland. Historical records list Lisduffe from the Down Survey dated 1655.[1][2] The Record of Monuments and Places contains two entries in the Lisduff area; a millstone and a ringfort.[3]
Lisduff
An Lios Dubh | |
|---|---|
Townland | |
  Lisduff Location in Ireland | |
| Coordinates: 51°33′40″N 08°55′57″W / 51.56111°N 8.93250°W | |
| Country | Ireland |
| Province | Munster |
| County | County Cork |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-1 (IST (WEST)) |
Ringfort
editThe ringfort is described as a circular area approximately 34 meters in diameter defined by a 1.7 meter scarp with the interior rising towards centre.[4] Damage to the southwest portion can be viewed from satellite imagery.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Placenames Database of Ireland". Retrieved 3 October 2014.
- ^ "Maps of Lisduff (select map series)". Ordnance Survey of Ireland. Archived from the original on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
- ^ "Recorded monuments, County Cork, Volume 2, Duchas, National Monuments and Historic Properties Service, 1998" (PDF). Duchas, National Monuments and Historic Properties Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
- ^ "Archeological Survey of Ireland Database". National Monuments Service. Archived from the original on 4 September 2014. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
- ^ "Latitude=51.557793, Longitude=-8.930528". Google Maps. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
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