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Lisduff, County Cork

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Townland in Munster, Ireland
Lisduff An Lios Dubh
Townland
Lisduff is located in IrelandLisduffLisduffLocation in Ireland
Coordinates: 51°33′40″N 08°55′57″W / 51.56111°N 8.93250°W / 51.56111; -8.93250
CountryIreland
ProvinceMunster
CountyCounty Cork
Time zoneUTC+0 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-1 (IST (WEST))

Lisduff (Irish: Lios Dubh, meaning 'black fort') is a townland in County Cork, Ireland. Historical records list Lisduffe from the Down Survey dated 1655. The Record of Monuments and Places contains two entries in the Lisduff area; a millstone and a ringfort.

Ringfort

The 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. Damage to the southwest portion can be viewed from satellite imagery.

References

  1. "Placenames Database of Ireland". Retrieved 3 October 2014.
  2. "Maps of Lisduff (select map series)". Ordnance Survey of Ireland. Archived from the original on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
  3. "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.
  4. "Archeological Survey of Ireland Database". National Monuments Service. Archived from the original on 4 September 2014. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
  5. "Latitude=51.557793, Longitude=-8.930528". Google Maps. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
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