What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Curragh (Castletownarra parish) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Curragh (Castletownarra parish), County Tipperary, Ireland. The circular area measures 23 metres from north to south and is enclosed by an earth and stone bank 1.5 metres wide, rising 0.5 metres internally and 1 metre externally. An external ditch 2 metres wide and 0.3 metres deep surrounds the bank, while a field fence cuts through the western side. No entrance feature is visible, and another enclosure site lies 60 metres to the south.

Situated on high ground in an upland area with the site of an enclosure (TN019-031002) c. 60m to the S. A circular area (diam. 23m N-S) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (Wth 1.5m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 1m) and an external fosse (Wth 2m; D 0.3m). No entrance feature visible. A field fence intersects the bank at W. 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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