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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Foulkstown

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Foulkstown is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Foulkstown, County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies a south-facing slope in waterlogged pasture, enclosing a circular area 38.3 metres north-south and 36.4 metres east-west. A broad earthen bank surrounds the interior, reaching 2.09 metres inside and 1.68 metres outside, while a southern entrance runs southeast toward a nearby trackway.
On a S-facing slope in undulating, waterlogged pasture. A trackway (TS062-003003-) runs immediately SE of the ringfort. A barrow possible (TS062-003004-) is located c. 70m to the SE. Circular area (diam. 38.3m N-S; 36.4m E-W) enclosed by an earthen bank (Wth 13m; int. H 2.09m; ext. H 1.68m), higher upslope to N and reduced to scarp (Wth 3.1m; ext. H 0.9m) in the SW quadrant and outer fosse (Wth 2.8-3.6m; D 0.58-1.29m). Entrance feature (Wth 7.2m) in the SSW quadrant which runs off in a SE direction towards the adjacent trackway. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of revised upload: 8 October 2014

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