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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Oldcastle (bourney Par.)

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

What is recorded here

Located on an E-facing slope in undulating terrain. A circular enclosure (diam. 27.5m N-S; 26m E-W) defined by an earth and stone bank (Wth 1.3m; int. H 1.22m; ext. H 1.6m) which has been levelled at E. A gap (Wth 2.1m) cuts through the bank in the SW quadrant. No visible external fosse. 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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