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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Lisgarode

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Lisgarode is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Lisgarode, County Tipperary, Ireland. A 1983 inspection described an overgrown, large circular flat area on a gradual south-east-facing slope in tillage, defined by a low earthen bank and shallow outer ditch. That account recorded no definite entrance feature and no visible trace at ground level.
Located on a gradual SE-facing slope in tillage. The site was visited in 1983 and described as an overgrown, large, circular, flat area defined by low earthen bank and shallow outer fosse. No definite entrance feature visible (OPW Correspondence Files). Not visible at ground level. 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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