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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Kilballygorman

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Kilballygorman is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Kilballygorman, County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies a circular area 47 metres across on a north-facing slope just off the hill crest. The enclosure combines an earthen and stone bank with a steeper scarp and external ditch, while the overgrown interior remains closed off by post and wire fencing.
Just off the crest of a hill on N-facing slope in undulating pastureland. Circular area (diam. 47m) enclosed partially by an earthen and stone bank (W 1m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 0.6m) and partially by scarp (H 1.1m) with an external fosse (W 1.7m; D 0.43m). The interior is quite heavily overgrown with nettles, thisles, etc., a cattle-feeder placed in the interior in winter and the ground is very poached as a result. The ringfort has been fenced off with post and wire fencing. There is a lot of dead wood piled up against outer face of the bank in the SE quadrant. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 20 November 2013

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