What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Crumlin Little is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Crumlin Little, County Tipperary, Ireland. The circular site measures 22 metres across and sits on a southeast-facing slope in a rough, wet meadow. It is enclosed by an earthen bank with a 0.9-metre crest and 2.3-metre base, standing 0.53 metres high inside and 0.87 to 1.47 metres high outside. A narrow outer ditch, 1.2 metres wide and 0.42 metres deep, surrounds the bank, with a 3.4-metre-wide entrance and causeway in the northwest quadrant.

Situated on SE facing slope of hill in rough, wet meadow. Ringfort (TN023-022001) lies immediately 11m N of site and possible standing stone (TN023-022003) lies c.30m to NE. The three sites are situated in a small fiedl surrounded by coniferous forest. Circular site (diam. 22m), heavily overgrown with scrub, enclosed by an earthen bank (W 0.9m crest, 2.3m base; int. H 0.53m; ext. H 0.87m upslope - 1.47m downslope) and narrow outer fosse (W 1.2m; D 0.42m). Entrance (W 3.4m) in NW quad. with causeway over fosse. Bank falls steeply to exterior. Fosse appears to have been recut, probably for drainage. Interior slopes with hill to SE. A hut site is described in interior 'W of centre, demarcated by a low embankment (OPW Correspondence, Dec. 1977), hut site not visible due to heavy vegetation. 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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