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Fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Killadangan

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

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What is recorded here

Situated on a fairly steep SE-facing slope in lush meadow. Indicated as a circular enclosure on the 1st ed. (1840) OS 6-inch map, transected by a NW-SE field boundary. On the 1901-05 ed. only the SW quadrant, S of the traversing boundary, is shown. No visible trace at ground level. The area W of the field boundary slopes very steeply to the SE. 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 TN014-013

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