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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballinunty (Kilcooly parish) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Ballinunty (Kilcooly parish), County Tipperary, Ireland. The circular earthwork holds a 26-metre interior and stands on a south-east-facing slope of a low hillock in undulating upland country. Its surviving outer bank and shallow ditch appear on the upslope from west to north, while the downslope from east to south no longer shows them.

In grassland situated on a SE-facing slope of low hillock just below summit of hillock in undulating upland region with good extensive views in all directions. Ringfort consists of a slightly raised circular area (int. diam. 26m N-S; 26m E-W) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (base Wth 4.5m; top Wth 2m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 0.6m) and shallow outer fosse (base Wth 1.3m; top Wth 2.6m; ext. D 0.1m ) with possible remains of a much degraded outer bank (Wth 3m ext. H 0.1m) visible on S side only with possible entrance gap (Wth 4m) at SE. Small quarry hole located in NE quadrant of interior (dims. 2.5m x 8m; D 0.5m). External bank and fosse visible on the upslope only from W to N only and not visible on the downslope from E to S. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

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