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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballycurrane

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Ballycurrane is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Ballycurrane, County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies gently undulating poor pasture on the west side of a possible field system. A raised roughly circular area measuring 18 metres northeast to southwest and 16 metres northwest to southeast sits inside a gently sloping earthen scarp 3.4 metres wide and 0.4 metres high externally. A broad external fosse 2 metres wide at its base, 3.75 metres overall and 0.2 metres deep surrounds the scarp, while the interior remains level and clear of overgrowth.
In gently undulating poor pasture on the W side of a possible field system (TS065-002002-). A raised roughly circular area (dims. 18m NE-SW; 16m NW-SE) enclosed by a gently sloping earthen scarp (Wth 3.4m; ext. H 0.4m) and a broad external fosse (Wth at base 2m; overall Wth 3.75m; D 0.2m). The interior is level and clear of overgrowth. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

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