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Indicated — Curraghtemple

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

Why this matters

A local fairy fort (ringfort/rath); wider significance not recorded.

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Overview

Indicated — Curraghtemple is recorded as Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Tipperary. Situated on high ground in an upland area. 28m E-W) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 3m

Who made it and when

The saved account records: In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.

How it was made and used

The saved account records: 28m E-W) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 3m

What was found

The saved account records: Situated on high ground in an upland area.

What remains

The saved account records: H 1.3m) visible from E through S to W, elsewhere reduced to a scarp, with no entrance feature or fosse visible.

Why it mattered

Indicated — Curraghtemple matters because the source ties fairy fort / earthen ringfort to this exact landscape and preserves evidence that a bare map name loses. The saved account adds: A nineteenth-century grove of trees is planted to the NW.

History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.

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