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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Crumlin Little

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Crumlin Little is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Crumlin Little, County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies a northeast-facing slope of rising ground in an upland area. A circular space measuring 21 metres from north to south is enclosed by an earth and stone bank 1.5 metres wide and 1 metre high. No entrance feature or outer ditch is visible, although an early survey map drew the enclosure as a D-shape.
Situated on a NE-facing slope of rising ground in an upland area. A circular area (diam. 21m N-S) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (Wth 1.5m; H 1m) with no entrance feature or outer fosse visible. Depicted as a D-shaped enclosure on the 1st ed. OS 6-inch map. 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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