What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Curragharneen is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Curragharneen, County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies a roughly circular area 43.6 metres north-south and 42.2 metres east-west on the north-east-facing slope of a hill. A 3.1-metre-wide bank, a 4.8-metre-wide ditch and a 1.4-metre-wide outer bank enclose the site, with a 3.5-metre-wide causewayed entrance in the south sector still used by cattle and tractors.

Located on the NE-facing slope of a hill in pasture with a nearby ringfort (TN027-109) visible to the E. A roughly circular area (diam. 43.6m N-S; 42.2m E-W) enclosed by a bank (Wth 3.1m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 1m), a fosse (Wth 4.8m; D 0.73m) and an outer bank (Wth 1.4m; ext. H 0.5m) with a causewayed entrance (Wth 3.5m) in the S sector used by cattle and tractor. A field boundary, which augments the outer bank, extends along the edge of the fosse at S. Some rushes growing in the interior indicate that the site gets waterlogged and there is a suggestion of ridge and furrow in the S portion. A silage heap near the W edge of the site has been fenced off with post and wire fencing. 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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