Lisnamelaun, fairy fort in County Tipperary

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What is recorded here

Situated on a SW slope of rising ground in an upland area with ringforts to the N (TN026-015) and SE (TN026-019, TN026-026, TN026-027). A raised circular area (diam. 45m) enclosed by two earth and stone banks with intervening fosse (Wth 3.2-5m; D 2m). The inner bank (Wth 3m; int. H 1.7m; ext. H 3m) is the best preserved while the external bank (Wth 2.5m; int. H 1-2.5m; ext. H 1-2m) is now utilised as a field boundary. Entrance gap (Wth 2.5m) at SSE. The interior is covered in dense vegetation making detailed examination impossible. 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 TN026-016

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