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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Killoskehan

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Killoskehan is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Killoskehan, County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies a north-east-facing slope of rising ground in an upland area where two other ringforts lie to the north-east. A roughly circular area, 35 metres across from north to south, is enclosed by an earth-and-stone bank 2 metres wide, 0.3 metres high internally and 1 metre high externally, with an outer ditch 3 metres wide and 1 metre deep. An entrance gap 3 metres wide opens at the east.
Situated on a NE-facing slope of rising ground in an upland area with nearby ringforts (TN028-035, TN028-036) to the NE. A roughly circular area (diam. 35m N-S) enclosed by an earth and stone bank (Wth 2m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 1m) and an outer fosse (Wth 3m; D 1m) with an entrance gap (Wth 3m) at E. 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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