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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Tinnacullia

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Half a forgotten circle still stands atop a Limerick hill, its scarped edge and old stone bank marking a boundary that ploughs and time have only partly erased. The fairies may have taken the rest, but the shape remains large enough to walk around and stubborn enough to resist forgetting.
In pasture, atop hill. Monument, depicted as embanked circular enclosure on 1923 OS 6-inch map, has been partially levelled. However, it is still apparent as roughly circular area (33.5m E-W) defined by scarped edge (H 0.55m; Wth 6.2m) WNW->NW and NNE->ENE. A dry-stone field wall (H 0.9m) runs atop an older stone bank (int. H 0.6m; ext. H 0.55m) ENE->SSE, along line of enclosing element. No enclosing element apparent NW->NNE and SSE->WNW. Interior level and under pasture. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

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