Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Gortacurra

Situated on flat poorly drained pasture in an upland area with a nearby ringfort (TN029-017) to the SW. A poorly preserved site consisting of the W half of a circular enclosure (diam. 24m N-S) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (Wth 2m; ext. H 0.5m) with an outer fosse visible at S only. A field drain intersects the NE sector of the interior destroying the enclosing features of the site (Stout 1984, 57-8). 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