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Fairy fort / earthen ringfort in Barbaha

Fairy fort / earthen ringfort
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Situated at the N end of a N-S ridge in an upland area with a ringfort (TN020-055) to the S. A circular area (diam. 24m N-S) defined by a scarp (H 1.5m at S; 2.15m at N) with slight traces of an external fosse. The interior has been quarried in the NE sector. No trace of an entrance feature. 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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