What is recorded here

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Curraghmore (Kilmastulla parish) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Curraghmore (Kilmastulla parish), County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies a steep south-facing slope where a 26.5-metre circular area is enclosed by an earth and stone bank. The bank is 3 metres wide, 0.4 metres high internally and 2 metres high externally, but it is visible only from west to north. Elsewhere the bank is reduced to a scarp beside an external ditch 2 metres wide, which is also visible only from west to north.

Situated on a steep S-facing slope of rising ground in an upland area. A circular area (diam. 26.5m NE-SW) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (Wth 3m; int. H 0.4m; ext. H 2m) visible from W to N only and elsewhere reduced to a scarp and an external fosse (Wth 2m) also visible only from W to N. No entrance feature visible. The interior follows the steep slope of the hill from N to S. 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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