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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Castlewaller

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Castlewaller is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Castlewaller, County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies flat pasture at the base of an east-facing slope, enclosing a 16-metre circular area with a 1-metre-wide earthen bank. An external ditch, 1 metre wide and 0.5 metres deep, is visible from the north through the east to the south, while a 1.3-metre-wide causewayed entrance opens to the east.
Situated on flat pasture at the base of an E-facing slope of rising ground in an upland area. A circular area (diam. 16m E-W) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 1m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 0.8m) with an external fosse (Wth 1m; D 0.5m) visible from N to E to S only, with a causewayed entrance (Wth 1.3m) at E. 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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