What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Carrick (Roscrea parish) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Carrick (Roscrea parish), County Tipperary, Ireland. The circular site measures 30.7 metres north to south and 30.4 metres east to west. A well-preserved earth and stone bank forms the boundary, reaching 1.13 metres externally and 0.9 metres internally. No ditch is visible at ground level, and modern narrow gaps in the bank provide cattle access rather than a defined ancient entrance.

Situated on a break in a gentle NW-facing slope in undulating hilly pastureland. A circular ringfort (diam. 30.7m N-S; 30.4m E-W) defined by a well-preserved bank of earth and stone (Wth 0.9-1.1m; int. H 0.9m; ext. H 1.13m) with no fosse visible at ground level. There is no clearly defined entrance feature visible but a number of modern narrow gaps in bank give access to cattle. 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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