What is recorded here
Fairy fort / stone ringfort in Derryleigh, Scraggeen is a fairy fort or stone ringfort in Derryleigh, Scraggeen, County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies a north-facing upland slope and preserves a 22-metre circular area enclosed by a 1.2-metre-thick, 2-metre-high drystone wall. A possible 1.5-metre entrance gap faces east, while a west-side townland boundary cuts across the wall on a northeast to southwest axis.
Situated on a N-facing slope in an upland area. A circular area (diam. 22m N-S) enclosed by a well-preserved drystone wall (T 1.2m; H 2m) with possible entrance gap (Wth 1.5m) at E. A townland boundary intersects the enclosing wall at W on a NE-SW axis.
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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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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