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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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The fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Kilcoolyabbey is in County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies flat land inside the Kilcooly abbey demesne, where beech trees now cover much of the site. A raised circular area, 32 metres east to west and 36 metres north to south, sits within an earth and stone bank, a ditch and an outer bank. A quarry in the south-east quadrant has removed part of the interior, inner bank and ditch.
On flat land in Kilcooly abbey demesne with a nearby ringfort (TS043-032----) 380m to S. This monument is heavily covered with beech trees as part of a demesne plantation. This ringfort consists of a raised circular (diam. E-W 32m; N-S 36m) area enclosed by an earth and stone bank (top Wth 1m-2m; base Wth 3m-4m; int. H 0.45m; ext. H 1.8m), fosse (base Wth. 2m; top Wth 4m; ext. D 1.7m) and outer bank (base Wth 5m; top Wth 2.3m; ext. H 0.6m). A quarry located in the SE quadrant has destroyed part of the interior, inner bank and fosse. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

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