What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Milltown St. John is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Milltown St. John, County Tipperary, Ireland. A tertiary road running west-northwest to east-southeast bisects the circular area, dividing the monument into two sectors. The earthen bank stands clear from west-northwest through north to east, but reduces to a scarp from east-southeast through south to west. A fosse runs west-northwest to east-southeast around the interior, becoming deeper and wider from east-southeast through south to west, while an outer bank is evident only from that same east-southeast through south to west arc.

In improved pasture to NNE and tillage to SSW. An enclosure (TS062-054----) is located c. 110m to ESE. A circular area (dims. 32m WNW-ESE; 31.25m NNE-SSW) bisected by a tertiary road (Wth 4m) running WNW-ESE. The monument is defined by an earthen bank (overall Wth 6.5m; Wth at top 2m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 1.25m) WNW-N-E, reduced to scarp (Wth 2.9m; H 2.15m) from ESE-S-W; a fosse (overall Wth 6.7m; basal Wth 2.5m; D 0.45m) WNW-ESE which is deeper (overall Wth 8.35m; basal Wth 3.25m; D 1.1m) from ESE-S-W and an outer bank (overall Wth 5.7m; Wth at top 1.5m; int. H 1.1m; ext. H 0.55m) which is evident from ESE-S-W. The interior slopes down gently to ESE in both sectors. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

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