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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Moanmore (solloghodmore Par.)

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Moanmore (Solloghodmore parish) is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Moanmore (Solloghodmore parish), County Tipperary, Ireland. It is the easternmost of three ringforts in gently undulating pasture, with the other two located 10 metres to the southwest and 20 metres to the west. A circular raised area about 20 metres across is defined by a low broad earthen bank, beside which lies a wide waterlogged ditch and a second external earthen bank. Dense bushes and briars block entry to the level interior, and the original entrance is no longer recognisable.
In gently undulating pasture. This is the easternmost of a group of three ringforts with a second ringfort (TS058-017002-) located 10m to the SW and a third (TS058-017003-) 20m to the W. Circular raised area (diam. c. 20m) defined by a low broad earthen bank (overall Wth c. 4m; Wth at top c. 1m; int. H c. 0.2m; ext. Hc.1.4m). At the external base of the bank is a wide waterlogged fosse (Wth at base 3m; D 0.75m) and a low broad external earthen bank (overall Wth 5.8m; Wth at top 3m; int. H 0.95m; ext. H 0.2m). An E-W orientated farm trackway lies along the external base of the external bank NNW-NE. The original entrance is not recognisable. The interior is level and is inaccessible due to a dense overgrowth of bushes and briars. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

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