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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Scraggeen

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Scraggeen is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Scraggeen, County Tipperary, Ireland. Its circular area measures 14 metres north to south and 17.5 metres east to west on a north-facing upland slope. A 2-metre earth-and-stone bank encloses it and has an internal stone facing at south. An east-west field wall crosses the southern bank and turns north-south at west; the source records no visible entrance feature.
Situated on a N-facing slope of rising ground in an upland area with a possible enclosure (TN037-028) to the S. A circular area (diam. 14m N-S; 17.5m E-W) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (Wth 2m; int. H 0.25m; ext. H 1m) with evidence of an internal stone revetment at S. A field wall intersects the bank at S on an E-W axis and at W on a N-S axis. 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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