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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Tulla (inchiquin By.)

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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At the S end of a low narrow N-S ridge in pasture with ground falling away gently to E, S and W. Listed as ‘Enclosure’ in the SMR (1992) and the RMP (1996). Hachured on the 1915 ed. of the OS 6-inch maps. A very poorly preserved ringfort, now D-shaped in plan (int. dims. 26.2m E–W; 19.7m N–S) due to quarrying at W. It is defined by a low, grass-covered, earthen bank (Wth 4.4–7.1m; ext. H 0.3–0.8m; int. H 0.1–0.5m) from NNW to SSW, with possible inner facing-stones at NE, and elsewhere by a low scarp (H 1.3m). Stones cleared from the surrounding field are dumped on the enclosing bank at N. The interior is level and under pasture and there is no obvious trace of an original entrance. Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Ros Ó Maoldúin Date of upload: 30 September 2021

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