What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Cloncracken is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Cloncracken, County Tipperary, Ireland. The circular site occupies the summit of an east-west ridge that slopes slightly north. An earth and stone bank, 1.4 metres wide, encloses the 30 by 32 metre area, while no outer ditch or entrance feature is visible.

Situated on the summit of a roughly E-W aligned ridge, sloping slightly to the N, in undulating pastureland. A roughly circular site (diam. 30m N-S; 32m E-W) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (Wth 1.4m; int. H 0.12m; ext. H 0.95-1.76m) with no outer fosse or entrance feature visible. 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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