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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Kilbragh (kilbragh Par.)

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Kilbragh (Kilbragh parish) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Kilbragh (Kilbragh parish), County Tipperary, Ireland. The circular area is 30 metres north-south and 28 metres east-west, defined by an 11-metre-wide earthen bank running west through north to east. A separate outer bank stands at southeast and east-northeast, while the interior tilts downslope toward east-northeast.
In pasture, on an ESE-facing slope. Remains of circular area (dims. 30m N-S; 28m E-W) defined by earthen bank (Wth 11m; int. H 0.15m; ext. H 1.75m) W-N-E. Levelled bank surviving as gentle lip E-S-W is barely visible. Traces of external fosse (Wth 10.5m; D 0.4m) W-N-E. Outer bank (Wth 10m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 0.6m) at SE and ENE, although latter is further out from inner bank. Interior tilts downslope to ENE. Ringfort/Rath (TS069-018----) is located 170m to NW and enclosure (TS069-024----) is 340m to SW. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

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