What is recorded here

Fairy fort / stone ringfort in Cullaun is a fairy fort or stone ringfort in Cullaun, County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies a natural hillock in rolling pastureland among the Cullaun (Timoney) standing stones, where clay and stone built up the edge to create a level interior. A slightly oval area measuring 25.3 metres north to south and 28.8 metres east to west is defined by an eroded stone wall 1.5 metres wide, 0.4 metres high inside and 0.7 metres high outside. An entrance 2 metres wide in the east sector is now obscured by scrub and collapse, while ash and other trees grow within the interior.

Situated in rolling pastureland in the midst of Cullaun (Timoney) standing stones (TN018-015----). The site utilises a natural hillock which has been built up around the edge with clay faced with stone to form a level interior. A slightly oval area (diam. 25.3m N-S; 28.8m E-W) defined by a stone wall (Wth 1.5m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 0.7m) which is quite eroded. Stones were probably robbed to repair or build surrounding stone walls which run close to the W and S of the site. An entrance (Wth 2m) noted in the E sector (Stout 1984, 55) has been obscured by scrub and collapse and there is no evidence of an outer fosse. A mixture of trees, including ash, grow in the interior. The site is not typical in this area. Although there is a lot of outcrop this is the only cashel. Possibly a landscape feature. 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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