What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Curraghleigh (Dolla parish) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Curraghleigh (Dolla parish), County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies a roughly circular area 19 metres north-south and 17.8 metres east-west near the base of a southwest hill slope, with a river about 50 metres to the southwest. A broad bank 2.6 metres wide, 0.83 metres high internally and 0.35 metres high externally, surrounds the area, while a wide outer ditch 5 metres across runs outside that bank. A 3.5-metre entrance opens in the southwest quadrant.

Situated near the base of the SW slope of a hill, with a river c. 50m to SW at the base of the slope. The site has been levelled but is still visible as a roughly circular area (diam. 19m N-S; 17.8m E-W) defined by a broad bank (Wth 2.6m; int. H 0.83; ext. H 0.35m) and wide outer fosse (Wth 5m). Entrance in SW quadrant (Wth 3.5m). 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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