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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Barnagouloge

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Barnagouloge is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Barnagouloge, County Tipperary, Ireland. It sits on a break in a west-facing slope in meadow, with a pathway running east-west along the north side. Slight traces of a fosse remain visible in the south-east quadrant although the site has been levelled.
Situated on a break in a W-facing slope in meadow. Depicted as a circular enclosure on both 1st and latest ed. OS 6-inch maps, with a pathway extending E-W along the N side of the site. This pathway remains with slight curving kink where it respected the N portion of the site. Slight traces of a fosse are visible in the SE quadrant although the site has been levelled. It was still intact when visited in 1957 and was described as being a slightly oval area (diam. 40.5m N-S; 36m E-W) surrounded by an earthen bank (Wth 1.2m; int. H 0.48m; ext. H 1.5m) and external fosse (Wth 2.4m; D 0.9m) (OPW Correspondence, 2.8.1957). 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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