What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Loughourna is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Loughourna, County Tipperary, Ireland. It sits on the crest of a ridge and appears as a circular area 37.8 metres from north to south. A much reduced bank still encloses this levelled place, preserving the basic shape shown on older maps.

Situated on the crest of a ridge. Indicated as a circular enclosure on the 1st ed. (1840) OS 6-inch map and as a slightly squarer enclosure on the 1901-5 ed. The site has been levelled and is barely visible as a circular area (diam. 37.8m N-S) enclosed by a much denuded bank. 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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