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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Carriganroe

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Carriganroe is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Carriganroe, County Tipperary, Ireland. The circular area measures 38 metres north to south and about 39 metres east to west. An earthen bank encloses the site, reaching 1.4 metres inside and 1.72 metres outside. A wide external ditch surrounds the bank, dropping 0.44 metres to a flat bottom.
On a SE-facing slope in undulating pastureland. A lot of the surrounding field boundaries have been levelled and fields enlarged. Circular area (diam. 38m N-S; c. 39m E-W from 6-inch map due to vegetation on monument) enclosed by earthen bank, with some stone visible (Wth 1.5m crest, 3.5m base; int. H 1.4m; ext. H 1.72m) and wide, flat-bottomed external fosse (Wth 2.8m; D 0.44m) with steep counter-scarp. No entrance feature visible, may be obscured by vegetation, lot of brambles and scrub on bank. Gaps in bank in N and SE sectors appear to be created by cattle. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 18 November 2013

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