What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Rahelty is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Rahelty, County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies the east-facing slope of a low north-south ridge near a tower house to the southeast. The source records a raised circular area about 28 metres north-south, enclosed by an earth and stone bank 2.5 metres wide and partly reduced to a scarp. At the inspection the area was heavily overgrown and no entrance feature was visible.

Situated on the E-facing slope of a low N-S ridge in undulating countryside with a nearby tower house (TN042-004) to the SE. A raised circular area (diam. 28m N-S approx.) which was heavily overgrown at the time of visit enclosed by an earth and stone bank (Wth 2.5m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 1-1.6m) reduced to a scarp in places. 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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