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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Mountisland

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

What is recorded here

Located on a slight break in the W-facing slope of a hill in pastureland with a nearby ringfort (TN027-108) to the W. Only the E half of the site is marked on the 1st (1843) and current (1904) OS 6-inch maps, the W half has been levelled with no visible trace at ground level. The remaining E half (37m N-S; c. 24m E-W) is very denuded and is enclosed by an earth and stone bank (Wth 2m; int. H 0.75m; ext. H 0.72m) with no evidence of an external fosse or entrance feature visible. 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

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

What survives
No visible remains or recorded as destroyed

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