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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Carrick (roscrea Par.)

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Situated on a break in a gentle NW-facing slope in undulating hilly pastureland. A circular ringfort (diam. 30.7m N-S; 30.4m E-W) defined by a well-preserved bank of earth and stone (Wth 0.9-1.1m; int. H 0.9m; ext. H 1.13m) with no fosse visible at ground level. There is no clearly defined entrance feature visible but a number of modern narrow gaps in bank give access to cattle. 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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