What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Curragharneen is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Curragharneen, County Tipperary, Ireland. The site sits on a north-facing slope in an upland area. Its present remains form a circular ploughed area measuring about 37 metres east to west, bounded by a 0.7-metre-high scarp from the south to the west where it acts as a field fence.

Situated on a N-facing slope of rising ground in an upland area. A poorly preserved site which has been recently destroyed. The present remains consist of a circular ploughed up area (diam. approx. 37m E-W) defined by a scarp (H 0.7m) from S to W where it survives as a field fence. No other features 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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