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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Bullockpark,stephenstown

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Bullockpark, Stephenstown is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Bullockpark, Stephenstown, County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies level pasture beside a southern field boundary and consists of a 31-metre-wide circular area defined by a low earthen bank. The bank is 7.3 metres wide, 0.35 metres high inside and 0.75 metres high outside, although it reduces to a scarp from northwest through north to northeast. An external ditch is 1.5 metres wide at its base, 7.2 metres wide at its top and 0.45 metres deep, remaining visible except where waterlogged from northwest through north to east-southeast.
In level pasture, abutting field boundary to S. Circular area (diam. 31m) defined by low earthen bank (Wth 7.3m; int. H 0.35m; ext. H 0.75m), reduced to scarp NW-N-NE. External fosse (basal Wth 1.5m; top Wth 7.2m; D 0.45m) visible, except where waterlogged NW-N-ESE. Interior has slight tilt downslope to NNE. Field boundary respects monument ESE-S-SW. Ringfort (TS069-014----) is c. 140m to ENE. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

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