What is recorded here
Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Crumlin Big is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Crumlin Big, County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies a north-facing slope of rising ground in an upland area. A circular area 35 metres wide from east to west is enclosed by an earth and stone bank 2 metres wide and 0.3 metres high. No fosse or entrance feature is visible.
Situated on a N-facing slope of rising ground in an upland area. A circular area (diam. 35m E-W) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (Wth 2m; H 0.3m) with no fosse or 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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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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