What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Curragh (Ballybacon parish) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Curragh (Ballybacon parish), County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies the River Tar valley floor, with the river flowing east-west about 50 metres north of the site. The earthwork is levelled but remains visible as a circular area 23.6 metres north-south and 23 metres east-west, marked by a flattened bank 6.8 metres wide. The bank is no longer apparent in the west quadrant, where the entrance may have been located.

On the River Tar valley floor, the river flows E-W c. 50m N of the ringfort. The ringfort has been levelled but is still visible as a small circular area (diam. 23.6m N-S; c. 23m E-W) defined by a flattened bank (Wth 6.8m; int. H 0.28m; ext. H 0.41m). In the W quadrant the bank is no longer apparent, the entrance may have been in this sector. The field has been reclaimed and is now under grass. A field boundary immediately W of the ringfort curves around to respect the monument. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 02 December 2013

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