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Indicated — Castlelough

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Situated on a SW-facing slope of rising ground overlooking a stream to the S. A circular area (diam. 32m N-S) enclosed by a tree-lined earthen bank (Wth 2.5m; ext. H 1.3m) with a wide flat-bottomed fosse (Wth 3m; D 0.7m). No entrance feature visible. The depiction on the OS 6-inch map along with the presence of trees on the bank suggest the use of this site as a tree-ring. It may originally have been a ringfort. 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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