What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Crumlin Little is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Crumlin Little, County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies a break in a northeast-facing slope where the land drops steeply toward the northeast. A D-shaped earthen bank and flat-bottomed ditch form the enclosure, with a causewayed entrance in the southeast quadrant. Another ringfort stands about 300 metres to the southeast, while forestry and a road border the southwest and south edges.

Situated on a break in a NE-facing slope in hilly terrain with quite a steep decline to the NE; another ringfort (TN023-023) is visible c. 300m to the SE. Forestry has been planted 12m SW of the site and a new forestry road has been built 6m S of the site. A D-shaped enclosure (dims. 19.4m NE-SW; 16.6m NW-SE) defined by an earthen bank (Wth 1.9m; int. H 0.32m; ext. H 0.84-1.34m) and flat-bottomed fosse (Wth 1.4-1.6m; D 0.36m) which looks very fresh, particularly at W. There is a causewayed entrance (Wth 1.4m) in the SE quadrant. 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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