What is recorded here
Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Castlewaller is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Castlewaller, County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies an east-facing slope beside a steep ravine, joining two neighbouring ringforts to the northeast and north. The poor preservation leaves a circular area 22.5 metres across from northwest to southeast, bounded by an earth and stone bank 2 metres wide. The bank stands 0.6 metres high internally and 1.5 to 2.5 metres externally, though it reduces to a scarp at the east.
Situated on the E-facing slope of a steep-sided ravine in an upland area with nearby ringforts (TN031-066, TN031-064) to NE and N respectively. A poorly preserved ringfort consisting of a circular area (diam. 22.5m NW-SE) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (Wth 2m; int. H 0.6m;ext. H 1.5-2.5m) reduced to a scarp at E with a wide flat-bottomed external fosse (Wth 2-3m; D 1.5m) destroyed at E and a possible outer bank now utilised as a field fence visible from S to W. No entrance feature visible.
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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