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Fairy fort or stone ringfort in Ballingarry

Fairy fort / stone ringfort

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Situated on NW-facing slope just off the top of a low hill with extensive views and a nearby ringfort (TN008-043) to the SE. A large circular area (diam. 44m NE-SW) enclosed by an impressive, wide, flat-topped drystone wall (Wth 5m; int. H 0.5-0.8m; ext. H 1m) constructed from loosely piled rubble with no entrance feature visible. Vol. 1 - North Tipperary' compiled by Jean Farrelly and Caimin O'Brien (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2002).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record TN008-042

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