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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Lickfinn (Lickfinn parish) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Lickfinn (Lickfinn parish), County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies a slightly raised irregular area 35 metres north-south and 24 metres east-west on a southwest-facing slope in wet grassland. An earthen bank 2.4 metres wide at the top and 4 metres wide at the base encloses the area, with a waterlogged outer ditch 2 metres wide at the base and 0.6 metres deep outside. A possible entrance gap 2.3 metres wide opens at the east, while a stream enters the ditch at the north, flows around the west side, and exits at the south.

In wet poorly drained grassland, situated on SW facing slope of low rise of ground in upland area with good views in all directions. Ringfort consists of a slightly raised irregular-shaped area (dims. 35m N-S; 24m E-W) enclosed by an earthen bank (top Wth 2.4m; base Wth 4m; int. H 0.1-0.5m; 1-1.5m ext. H) and waterlogged outer fosse (base Wth 2m; top Wth 4-6m; ext. D 0.6m) with possible entrance gap (Wth 2.3m) at E. Bank is well preserved from N through E to S elsewhere it has been reduced to a scarp. A stream runs into the fosse at N and runs around W side of ringfort and exits fosse at S. Three cattle gaps in bank visible at N, NE and SE. Evidence of cattle poaching to external; face of bank at NE and E. Otherwise the ringfort is well preserved. Depicted as a circular enclosure on first ed. OS 6-inch map with stream enclosing W side of monument. At some later stage the W side of the monument was recut and part of the W quadrant of the monument was re-shaped to give it the irregular shape it has today. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

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