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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Boscabell

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Boscabell is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Boscabell, County Tipperary, Ireland. The circular area measures 22 metres across and keeps a 2.5 metre wide, 1 metre high scarp from northwest to northeast, while vegetation obscures the southeast to northwest section and an external ditch runs around it.
In improved pasture, on upper edge of a gentle E-facing slope. Circular area (diam. 22m) defined by scarp (Wth 2.5m; H 1m) NW-NE, levelled NE-SE and obscured by vegetation SE-NW. Scarp wide and uneven NW-NE, where an abutting field boundary is depicted on latest edition OS 6-inch map. An external fosse (Wth c. 4m; D 0.45m) is re-cut SE-NW and backfilled NW-SE. Interior is generally level and uneven in N-sector. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

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