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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 a slight rise in an upland area and preserves an 18 metre north-south circular space. An earth and stone bank, 1.2 metres wide, encloses the area with an internal height of 0.3 metres and an external height of 0.7 to 1.2 metres. Faint traces of a shallow external ditch appear only at the northwest, while a 3.5 metre entrance gap opens at the east-southeast.
Situated on a slight rise of ground in an upland area. A circular area (diam. 18m N-S) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (Wth 1.2m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 0.7-1.2m) with faint traces of a shallow external fosse visible at NW only and an entrance gap (Wth 3.5m) at ESE. 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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