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Moandoolish fort is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Mobarnan, County Tipperary, Ireland. It measures about 70 metres across and has a wide earthen bank, a partially waterlogged ditch, a broad berm and an outer bank that reduces to a scarp from the east through southeast to the south. The unusual berm sits between the ditch and outer bank, while the interior slopes down toward the bank in the south and west quadrants to form a shallow internal ditch.

On a natural rise in fairly level terrain in pasture which is wet and rushy E of monument. Bivallate ringfort (diam. c. 70m) enclosed by a bank (Wth 6.9-7.9m; int. H 0.34-0.6m; ext. H 1.85-2.07); partially waterlogged fosse (Wth 2.8-3.3m; D 0.5m); berm (Wth 8.2-10m) and outer bank (Wth 4-4.3m; int. H 0.11-0.56; ext. H 1.05-1.7m). Outer bank is reduced to scarp from E-SE-S. In the S and W quadrants the interior slopes down to the bank to form a shallow internal fosse (Wth 3.4m; D 0.23m). N section of interior is divided E-W by a post and wire fence with a rough farm track running along S side of fence. Interior heavily overgrown with scrub, thorn bushes and brambles. Bank is of earthen construction. Ringfort is unusual in having a berm between the fosse and outer bank. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

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