What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Cormackstown is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Cormackstown, County Tipperary, Ireland. It sits on an east-facing slope in undulating pastureland, about 100 metres downslope and east of another ringfort. The site was levelled around 1973 according to the landowner, but it remains visible as a slightly raised area 28 metres from north to south and 0.4 metres high, sloping to the east. Only a short portion of the bank survives at the south, measuring 1.4 metres wide, 0.3 metres high inside and about 1 metre high outside.

Situated on an E-facing slope in undulating pastureland with a nearby ringfort (TN041-056) c. 100m upslope to the NW. The site was levelled c. 1973 according to the landowner but is still visible as a slightly raised area (diam. 28m N-S; H 0.4m) sloping to the E. Only a short portion of the bank survives at S (Wth 1.4m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H c. 1m). 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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