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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Monalumpera

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort

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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Monalumpera is a fairy fort or earthen ringfort in Monalumpera, County Tipperary, Ireland. The site holds a slightly raised circular area, twenty-five metres across from north to south, enclosed by a much degraded earthen bank that stands forty centimetres high outside and twenty centimetres high inside. It sits in flat, poorly drained land a hundred metres south of the River Suir, with no entrance feature or outer ditch visible.
In flat poorly drained land with good views in all directions, nearby river Suir 100m to N, enclosure (TS052-077----) c. 60m to the NNW; moated site (TS052-006----) 360m to W and ringwork with bailey (TS052-009----) 270m to S. Ringfort consists of a slightly raised circular area (int. diam. 25m N-S) enclosed by a poorly preserved and much degraded earthen bank (top Wth 2.1m; base Wth 4m; int. H 0.2m; ext. H 0.4m). No entrance feature or outer fosse visible. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

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