What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Rahelty is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Rahelty, County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies a low rock outcrop in slightly undulating pasture, with a circular area measuring 22.5 metres east to west. A 1.9-metre earth-and-stone bank and shallow 2-metre outer ditch enclose it. The source records no visible entrance feature.

Situated on a low rise of rock outcrop in slightly undulating pasture. A slightly raised circular area (diam. 22.5m E-W) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (Wth 1.9m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 0.7-1m) and a shallow outer fosse (Wth 2m; D 0.2m) with no entrance feature visible. 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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