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Fairy fort / stone ringfort in Kilnacappagh

Fairy fort / stone ringfort

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Fairy fort / stone ringfort in Kilnacappagh is a fairy fort or stone ringfort in Kilnacappagh, County Tipperary, Ireland. It stands on high ground in a mountainous area near another stone ringfort to the northeast. A barely visible heather-covered wall 1.3 metres thick encloses a circular area 19 metres from east to west, with no entrance feature visible. Dense heather prevents detailed examination of the site.
Situated on high ground in a mountainous area with a nearby cashel (TN037-019) to the NE. The barely visible outline of a heather-covered cashel wall (T 1.3m) enclosing a circular area (diam. 19m E-W) with no evidence of an entrance feature. Detailed examination of the site was impossible due to a dense cover of heather. 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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