What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Derry (Loughmoe East parish) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Derry (Loughmoe East parish), County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies a slightly raised circular area measuring 30 metres north to south, enclosed by an earth and stone bank 2.8 metres wide and an outer ditch 2.5 metres wide. The bank stands 1 to 1.5 metres high on its outside and 0.25 metres high on its inside. No entrance feature is visible, and the east sector of the interior and bank has been quarried away along with a portion of the northern bank.

Situated just below the summit of a low hill on a W-facing slope in undulating countryside. A slightly raised circular area (diam. 30m N-S) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (Wth 2.8m; int. H 0.25m; ext. H 1-1.5m) and outer fosse (Wth 2.5m; D 0.5m) with no entrance feature visible. The E sector of the interior and bank have been quarried away as well as portion of the bank at N. 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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