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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Carrickloughmore

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Carrickloughmore is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Carrickloughmore, County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies the south-facing slope of a low hillock in undulating countryside. A twenty-seven-metre north-south circular area sits inside an earth and stone bank two metres wide, with an outer ditch three to five metres wide and half a metre deep. Heavy overgrowth prevents full examination, though some evidence suggests partial quarrying.
Situated on the S-facing slope of a low hillock in undulating countryside. A raised circular area (diam. 27m N-S) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (Wth 2m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 1-2m) and outer fosse (Wth 3-5m; D 0.5m). The interior is heavily overgrown and it is impossible to examine the site fully. There is some evidence of partial quarrying. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Tipperary. Vol. 1 - North Tipperary' compiled by Jean Farrelly and Caimin O'Brien (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2002). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 September 2008

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