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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Lackenavorna

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Lackenavorna is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Lackenavorna, County Tipperary, Ireland. It occupies a spur on a southeast-facing slope in pasture, marking a circular area 21.8 metres north-south and 21 metres east-west. An earth and stone bank, 3.7 metres wide, 2.17 metres high internally and 0.87 metres high externally, defines the site with an outer fosse 3.7 metres wide and 0.95 metres deep that is visible from northwest to north only. A possible external bank appears from west to northwest only, while no entrance feature is visible.
Situated on a spur on a SE-facing slope, in pasture. A circular area (21.8m N-S; 21m E-W) defined by an earth and stone bank (Wth 3.7m; int. H 2.17m; ext. H 0.87m) and an outer fosse (Wth 3.7m; D 0.95m) visible from NW to N only. A possible external bank is visible from W to NW only. No entrance feature visible. 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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