What is recorded here
Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Pallas More is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Pallas More, County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies the southeast slope of a low hillock, with a fulacht fiadh also lying to the southeast. The circular area measures 27 metres from northeast to southwest and is enclosed by a 1.5-metre earthen bank that is mostly reduced to a scarp. An external ditch is 3 metres wide and 0.3 metres deep, and a possible 3.3-metre causewayed entrance lies at the northeast.
Situated on the SE slope of a low hillock in an upland area with a fulacht fiadh (TN020-039002) to the SE. A circular area (diam. 27m NE-SW) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 1.5m) mainly reduced to a scarp with an external fosse (Wth 3m; D 0.3m) and possible causewayed entrance (Wth 3.3m) at NE.
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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