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Fairy fort / ringfort in Derrycallaghan

Fairy fort / ringfort

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Fairy fort / ringfort in Derrycallaghan is a fairy fort or ringfort in Derrycallaghan, County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies grassland near a boundary stream and another ringfort 115m to the north-northwest. A circular area about 35m across has an earthen bank and slight external ditch remains visible in a November 2011 aerial photograph, although no OS 6-inch map edition depicts the earthwork.
Situated in grassland with stream marking county boundary with Offaly 90m to E. Ringfort (TN022-007----) 115m to NNW. Circular-shaped area (approx. diam. 35m E-WS) enclosed by earthen bank and slight remains of external fosse visible on Digital Globe aerial photograph taken November 2011. The earthwork is not depicted on any edition of the OS 6-inch maps. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien based on details kindly provided by Edmond O'Donovan Date of upload: 28 September 2017

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