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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Lisnageenly

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Lisnageenly is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Lisnageenly, County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies a west-facing upland slope above the Kilmastulla River and forms a circular area 32 metres wide from east to west. A poorly preserved earthen bank 5 metres wide encloses the site, standing 0.3 metres high internally and 0.7 metres high externally. A possible entrance gap 7 metres wide opens at the south.
Situated on a W-facing slope of rising ground in an upland area overlooing the Kilmastulla River with a nearby ringfort (TN026-059) to the NE. A circular area (diam. 32m E-W) enclosed by a poorly preserved earthen bank (Wth. 5m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 0.7m) with a possible entrance gap (Wth 7m) at S. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Tipperary. Vol. 1 - North Tipperary' compiled by Jean Farrelly and Caimin O'Brien (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2002). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 September 2008

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