Lisnalurg
Lisnalurg ( Irish Lios na Lorg ) is a Neolithic Henge [ hɛndʒ ] (also henge monument ) on a hill overlooking the Coolrea Peninsula, north of Sligo in County Sligo in Ireland .
The henge, clearly recognizable in aerial photographs, is west of the N15 road between Sligo and Drumcliff . Lisnalurg is one of the largest monuments in the county. The outer ring of earth has a diameter of about 150 meters and is 25 meters wide and 6.0 meters high. Inside is the inner ring with a diameter of 75 meters and a width of 11 meters. The trench between the rings is mostly filled with water, which has earned the henge its nickname "Fort of the Hollow". The henge dates from 2500 to 1800 BC. And is around 5000 years old.
Nearby is the Knocklane Promontory Fort .
literature
- Ronald Hicks: Some correlations between henge enclosures and oenach sites In: The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland Vol. 139 (2009), pp. 35-44
- Ian Harding: The Henge Monuments of the British Isles: Myth and Archeology 2004, ISBN 0-7524-2508-0 .
- Julian Thomas: Understanding the Neolithic. Revised 2nd edition. Routledge, London et al. 1999, ISBN 0-415-20766-5 (Reprint: ibid 2003).
- A. Whittle: The Neolithic Period. In: John Hunter, Ian Ralston (Eds.): The archeology of Britain. An introduction from the Upper Palaeolithic to the Industrial Revolution . Routledge, London et al. 1999, ISBN 0-415-13587-7 (Reprint: ibid 2002).
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Coordinates: 54 ° 17 '48.6 " N , 8 ° 28' 32.8" W.