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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Athnid Beg

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

What is recorded here

Situated on a gentle ESE-facing slope just below the brow of a hillock in undulating pasture with a nearby enclosure (TN035-081) to the NE. A raised circular area (diam. 41m E-W) enclosed by a bank mainly reduced to a scarp (H 1-2m), a wide fosse (Wth 3-4m; ext. D 0.5-1m) and an outer bank (Wth 2.2m; ext. H 0.5m). No visible entrance feature. A large silage pit is constructed in the SE sector of the site. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Tipperary. Vol. 1 - North Tipperary' compiled by Jean Farrelly and Caimin O'Brien (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2002). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 September 2008

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