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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Farranavarra

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Farranavarra is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Farranavarra, County Tipperary, Ireland. The levelled site occupies grassland on a northwest-facing slope above high ground that offers views from southwest through west to northwest, north and east. A large hollow depression measuring 25 metres north-south, 27 metres east-west and 0.5 metres deep marks the former circular area enclosed by a bank and external ditch running southwest through north to northeast.
In grassland on a NW-facing slope just off top of high ground with good views from SW through W to NW higher ground to N and E. Large hollow depression (diam. 25m N-S; 27m E-W; D 0.5m) marks location of levelled ringfort. A sketch plan and section of the monument drawn in 1953 shows the monument as depicted on the 2nd (1953-4) ed. OS 6-inch map, as a circular area enclosed by a bank with an external fosse SW-N-NE (OS Field Memorandums). Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

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