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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Grangemockler

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Grangemockler is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Grangemockler, County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies a 27-metre by 26-metre circular area on a southeast-facing pasture slope. A 6.7-metre-wide earthen bank defines the perimeter, reaching 1.25 metres in external height.
In pasture, on a SE-facing slope. Circular area (dims. 27m N-S; 26m E-W) defined by earthen bank (int. H 0.8m, ext. H 1.25m; Wth 6.7m). Remains of external fosse (basal Wth 0.8m; overall Wth 5m; D 0.8m) W-N-NNE and low profile traces NNE-SW. Monument truncated by field boundary, removed in 1950s, SW-W and gap in the bank in the S quad. (OPW files). Interior slopes down gently to SE and is covered in briars around edges. Ringfort (TS071-029----) located 230m to S. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

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