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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Freaghduff

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Freaghduff is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Freaghduff, County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies an oval area 28 metres east-west and 22 metres north-south on a north-facing slope. An earth and stone bank surrounds the site, with a 3-metre entrance gap at north-northeast and a faint possible ditch trace to the south-southwest. The interior is obscured by overgrowth, while the bank is absent from east-southeast to southeast where vegetation marks its line.
In good pasture, on a N-facing slope. Oval area (dims. 28m E-W; 22m N-S) defined by bank (overall Wth 3.25-4.75m; Wth at top 0.75-1.7m; int. H 0.4-0.55m; ext. H 0.2-0.55m) of earth and stone. Bank (L c. 8m) absent ESE-SE where it is delineated by vegetation. Entrance gap (Wth 3m) at NNE. Feint trace of a possible fosse (overall Wth 4m; basal Wth 1.25m; D 0.05m) SE-SW. Interior is obscured by overgrowth. Abundant loose stone (L 0.15-0.2m) within interior may be result of field clearance. Field boundary (long axis NNW-SSE) to W has been removed. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

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No visible remains or recorded as destroyed

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