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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. It occupies a low hillock in an upland area, with another ringfort to the north. A circular area 25 metres wide from north to south is enclosed by a poorly preserved earth and stone bank 1 metre wide and 0.25 metres high. The bank is totally destroyed in places, especially from southeast to south and at north-northwest, while no visible fosse or entrance feature appears.
Situated on a low hillock in an upland area with a nearby ringfort (TN037-027) to the N. A poorly preserved ringfort consisting of a circular area (diam. 25m N-S) enclosed by a poorly preserved earth and stone bank (Wth 1m; H 0.25m) which is totally destroyed in places especially from SE to S and at NNW. No visible fosse or entrance feature. 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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